[Goanet-News] FROM GOA: Mando festival ... live this week (Thurs-Fri)
The 54th All Goa State Level Mando Festival 2021 will be held on 9th & 10th December 2021 at 7.00 pm at Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji organised by Goa Cultural and Social Centre. This year it gets even bigger as we go hybrid with limited attendance and LIVE online on our YouTube channel and Facebook page for the very first time. Contestants include some of the leading groups from all across Goa. Login in on (Day 1) Thursday, 9th December '21 at 7pm IST sharp; Via YouTube at: https://youtu.be/RHBHROJcjck and on (Day 2) Friday, 10th December '21 at 7pm IST sharp. https://youtu.be/iwOI7PHC9WI Link for Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Goa-Cultural-And-Social-Centre-1063171247144733/ For further details/limited invitations for physical attendance call: Mr. Francisco Noronha +91 9881737479 or Milagres Fernandes +91 9822137277. Do share the details and links with friends and family all over the world. CIRCULATED VIA: -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ Frederick Noronha * Independent Journalist _/ Audio: https://archive.org/details/goa1556 _/ Goa,1556 books from Goa: http://goa1556.in _/ More links, info: http://about.me/noronhafrederick _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Join a discussion on Goa-related issues by posting your comments on this or other issues via email to goa...@goanet.org See archives at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
[Goanet-News] VEM CANTAR: FINALS 27SEPT2014: Osler Dias, Sherwyn Correia, Kelly Ribeiro, Larissa Carvalho, Fatima Convent, Vozes Radicais and Vozes de Vasco de Gama win! [Community Video, sharable]
From the event held on Sept 27, 2014 at the Taleigao Community Centre, Goa: Category I: 8-11 years - FIRST: Osler Ben Dias [Fadinho Serrano] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyFAWz6jiT8 SECOND: Beverly Marie Mendonca [Lisboa de Fernao] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23_e9tSMm_U HONOURABLE MENTION: Amber Maria Gomes [O Namorico da Rita] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFXW8Lhr7IM HONOURABLE MENTION: Vera de Noronha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOzmAOlI-M Category II: 12-15 years FIRST: Sherwyn Filipe Francisco Correia [Acordem as Guitarras] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aNg3FejRPQ SECOND: Emmanuel de Noronha [Rua do Capelao] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yZEfrxpXQQ HONOURABLE MENTION: Amanda Rosa Maria Fernandes [Medo] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkBJzQpaJF0 HONOURABLE MENTION: Kenzie Fernandes [Apaixonada por Voce] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMnkQtWpciQ Category III: 16-20 years FIRST: Kelly Karen Ribeiro [Para os Bracos da Minha Mae] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1pEypB6GQ SECOND: Daniella Fernande s [Senhora do Mar] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGMq2BBboUw HONOURABLE MENTION: Charmaine Fernandes [Muito Alem do Prazer] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzH96eykl0E HONOURABLE MENTION: Sarah Fernandes [Boa Nova] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCE7GtiwJc Category IV: 21 years and above FIRST: Larissa Rochelle Carvalho [O Infante] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2MQ5_Y5jkM SECOND: Joao Baptista Bras [Reinar em Vida] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF2PLrWcVS4 HONOURABLE MENTION: Arlindo de Miranda [Terra da Maria] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIxWD_JdU8 HONOURABLE MENTION: Vinella Gomes [Chamar a Musica] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmi9zbXQfiY HONOURABLE MENTION: Safiro Castro [Anda Comigo ver os Avioes] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Uo91Kp_Vo Category V: Groups: Junior A FIRST: Coro Infantil de Fatima Convento [Alguem na Multidao] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcxnBTgmjQ SECOND: Jovens de Don Bosco [Regozijarei] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsbx1Q5OWcU HONOURABLE MENTION: Coro de Loyola [Camaro Amarelo] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSqPi8n0Um4 HONOURABLE MENTION: Estrelinhas [Sei Que Tudo Vai Mudar] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-20NBk8nI Category VI: Groups: Junior B FIRST: Vozes Radicais [Entrega Total] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucG7VapGfes SECOND: As Belas Vozes [Ai Que Do] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjLVC1h8XB0 HONOURABLE MENTION: Vozes em Harmonia [Baila Comigo Amor] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyNwQPP7YU HONOURABLE MENTION: Em Harmonia [Vai Ter Balanga] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbUsjIeNX8c Category VII: Groups: Seniors FIRST: Vozes de Vasco da Gama [So Penso em Voce] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYhnVxeNug SECOND: Some de Musica [Solta-se o Beijo] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLB9brTOTzk HONOURABLE MENTION: Maravilhas de Margao [Kanimambo] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBTQ01K8kc HONOURABLE MENTION: Ondas do Mar [Palavras] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4CTMIgpVw * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * An introduction to the event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHf6kq_klNo Grupo Choral de Rosary College (Rosary College Chorale), Navelim, Goa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDhT3st1DWs -- Shared by Frederick Noronha. Earlier round at http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha1 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Goa,1556's books on Goa available via mail-order: http://goa1556.in
[Goanet-News] GOA BUS-RIVER TRAGEDY: Some rather saddening visuals from Calvim (Aldona)...
[Initial reports put the deaths at 15. The number of bodies recovered by late Saturday was 7. But it is not clear if more persons are still missing...] The uploader (selvinaabraham) of these videos, who was at the venue, has commented: I am afraid of political people. they got a chance to blame each other and to get advertisement for their party. but nobody bother about tears, mourning and crying heart of people...very sad. Calvim Tragedy, Aldona Goa -2012-Removing the body of small girl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_LsbIcXzgfeature=share Aldona Calvim bus tragedy-18-02-2012 (removal of the bus) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt9LahKqT7g Tragedy in Calvim, Aldona-2012 (shifting the ill-fated bus) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ixtqTotbY See also: Mini bus plunges into Calvim river at Aldona, killing 7 including 4 students http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1890 -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Goa, 1961 and Beyond... some images from a seminar
Goa, 1961 and Beyond... some images from a seminar http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157628542752335/ Please help to place captions below the photos (in the comments section). A couple of other audio links that might be of interest: Goa 1961 Aspirations and Testimonies http://www.archive.org/details/Goa1961AspirationsAndTestimonies Keki Daruwala, Indian poet, reads from his book *For Pepper and Christ http://www.archive.org/details/KekiDaruwalaIndianPoetReadsFromHisBookforPepperAndChrist Children's Writing from Goa ... Bebeanchem Kazar Launch http://www.archive.org/details/ChildrensWritingFromGoa...BebeanchemKazarLaunch The earlier Goa 2011 Seminar (20110929) http://www.archive.org/details/Goa2011Seminar FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] NEW BOOK: Goan Pioneers in Bombay... by Dr Teresa Albuquerque
Dear all: Some details from the table of contents of a new book by historian Dr Teresa Albuquerque (incidentally the grand-daughter of B.X. Furtado, well known for his early and pioneering work in printing and publishing, and the sister of the prominent editor late Frank Moraes) was released at a function at the Heras Institute, St Xavier's College on Dec 14, 2011. For a list of the writings of Dr Teresa (Email teresa...@gmail.com Phone +91-22-2649 9005 or mobile +91-9833340837) check out the Goa Book Club [ http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club/] FN GOAN PIONEERS IN BOMBAY Contents Preface vii PREAMBLE: Goa Through the Ages ix Under Dynastic Rule - Muslim Interlude - Advent of the Portuguese - Portuguese Conversion - Discrimination - Decline Causes Spurt in Migration - The Flight - Panic Mounts - The Diaspora 1 Bombay's Beginnings 1 Mumbai - Bombaim - Bombay 2 Finding their Way 9 Framji Institute / the Old Talao - Cavel - East Indians - Kudds 3 Early Professions 23 Seamen - Cooks Butlers - Ayahs - Bread makers - Tailors - Musicians - Coach-builders - Jewellers - Millworkers - Undertakers 4 The Rich and Famous 53 Rama Kamati - Merchant Princes of Mazagaon: Sir Roger de Faria - Sir Miguel de Lima e Souza - Sir Miguel de Quadros - Sir Braz Fernandes 5 Intellectual Stalwarts 71 Bal Shastri Jambhekar - Dr. Bhau Daji Lad - Dr. Gerson J. da Cunha - Sir Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar - Kashinath Trimbak Telang - Sir Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar 6 Eminent Physicians 85 Educational advance in Goa - Dr. Caetano Baptista de Rozario - Dr. Luis Philippe de Rozario - Dr. Sebastiao Antonio de Carvalho - Dr. Jose Camillo de Lisboa Dr. Anant Chandroba Dukle - Dr. Narayan Daji Lad - Dr. Antonio Manuel Constancio Coutinho - Dr. Andre Paulo de Andrade - Dr. Jeronimo Acacio da Gama - Dr. Acacio Gabriel Viegas - Dr. Manoel A. Heredia - Women Doctors Nurses 7 Some Notables 99 Wagle Bal Mangesh - Luis Jose de Souza - Luis Braz de Sa - Jose M. Gonsalves - Andre Constancio Augusto - Luis Mariano Gomes - Jose Nicolau da Fonseca - Bernado Xavier Furtado 8 Promotion of Learning 109 The Pioneers - Barreto School - Antonio de Souza School Other Missionary - Endeavours - Government Board of Education - Students' Literary Scientific Society - Wood's Despatch - the University of Bombay - Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Catholic Revival - St. Xavier's High School College - Anjuman-i-Islam 9 Goan Press and Literature 127 English language newspapers - Portuguese Press - Portuguese writers - Konkani Press - Konkani authors 10 Marathi Press and Literature 141 11 Early churches, priests 151 Padroado - Propaganda Controversy - Our Lady of Glory, Mazagaon - Our Lady of Health, Cavel - Our Lady of Salvation, Lower Mahim - St. Francis Xavier, Dabul - Canon Mariano Faria - Fr. Francisco Luis de Gonzaga d'Athaide - Fr. Anthony Pereira - Francisco Xavier Alvares 12 Welfare services 169 Gremio Lusitano - Amigos de Letras - Instituto LusoIndiano - Associacao Goanna de Mutuo Auxilio - Uniao Goanna - Maji Agbott Company - Goa Hindu Association of Bombay - Kitte Bhandari Association 13 Sports and entertainment 179 Aurora Borealis Club - Indo-Portuguese Hockey Team - Lusitanian Sporting Club - Early Theatre in Bombay - Goan Tiatr Select bibliography 189 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Unpublished theses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 About the Author 193 -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] An international conference... Goa 1961 and Beyond (Goa Univ, Dec 18-20, 2011)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: GOA 1961 AND BEYOND An Intellectual Appreciation and Celebration of Fifty Years of the Liberation of Goa Co-organised by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla India Goa University Goa, India Centro de Estudos Sociais Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Goa University, Goa, India 18-20 December, 2011 Conference Hall - Faculty of Social Science Goa University Registration: 9.00 to 9.35 am INAUGURATION 9.45 - 10.45 am Inaugural Session * Welcome Address: Prof. Dileep N. Deobagkar (Vice Chancellor, Goa University). * Introducing the Conference: Prof. Peter R. De Souza (Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla). * Address of the Guest of Honour: Prof. Basudev Chatterji (Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi). * Keynote Address: Prof. Boaventura de Souza Santos (Director, Centre for Social Studies, Coimbra University, Portugal). Title: Development of Self-determination: How to decolonize the past without recolonizing the future? * Vote of Thanks: Parag D. Parobo (Department of History, Goa University) 10.45 to 11.00 am Tea Break 11.00 to 12.15 pm Plenary Session I C: Prof. Basudev Chatterji * A. Shahid Amin, ‘Making the Nation Habitable’ * B. Rukmini Bhaya Nair, ‘The Goa That Never Was: Jose Saramago’s Counterfactual Narrative’ 12.15 to 1.15 pm Lunch Break Note: Changes in the schedule if any will be displayed on a white board at the entrance. Note: The Inaugural Function, the Plenary Sessions (for the two days, 18-19th December, 2011) and the Session on Day 3 (9.30-10.30 am) shall be held in the Conference Hall, Faculty of Social Science, Goa University. All the Academic Session will be held simultaneously in the Halls 01, 02 03 at the Dept. of Management Studies, Goa University. Transport will be available to carry delegates and other participants to the Dept. of Management Studies, Goa University. IMPORTANT: Please confirm the programme against the PDF version, which has been text-converted here. More details from Parag Parobo goa1...@gmail.com --FN C: Chairman D: Discussant 1.15 to 2.45 pm session I Hall 01 C: Manish Thakur D: Seema Risbud THE BEGINNING OF THE END (OPERATION VIJAY AND THE END OF COLONIZATION) * Dalila Cabrita Mateus, ‘Goa and Satyagraha’ * Maria de Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues, ‘Dr. Salazar’s Attempt to Recover Goa’ * Nishtha Desai, ‘Liberation vs Armed Aggression the Media Response to Operation Vijay Hall 02 C: Savio Abreu D: Madhavan K. Palat PUBLIC LIFE OF HISTORY * Maria Paula Meneses, ‘A Kind of a Low Silence: Narratives of Nationalist Struggle in 1961 Mozambique’ * Ângela Xavier, ‘Past is Always Present. History and Identity in post-colonial Goa’ * Sidh Mendiratta, ‘New and Old ideas for Old Goa: The Gracias/Vassalo e Silva Conservation and Musealization Plan of 1960 and its Aftermath’ Hall 03 C: Pamela de Mello D: R. Benedito Ferrao QUESTIONING GOA'S DEVELOPMENT * Shaila de Souza, ‘Dynamics of Tourism Development and the Status of Women in Goa’ * Janet A. Rubinoff, ‘Fisheries Development in Goa: Transformation of Traditional Fishing Communities over 50 Years’ * Blanche Mascarenhas, ‘Evolution and Growth of Trade Unions in Goa during the post-Liberation Period’ Questioning Goa’s Development Hall 03 Public Life of History 2.45 to 3.00 pm Tea Break 3.00 to 5.00 pm Session II Hall 01 C: Amitav Gosh D: Madhavi Sardessai LITERATURE, POWER AND 'OTHERNESS' * Vishram Gupte, ‘Absence of an ‘Exile’ at the Centre of Goan Literature: Some Problematic Issues’ * Everton V. Machado, ‘Postcolonial Studies and Goan Literature in Portuguese: Limits and Challenges’ * Victor Rangel-Ribeirio, ‘The Liberation of the Colonial Mind in Goa, and the Literature that is Flowing from It’ * Damodar Mouzo, ‘How Liberated is Goan Literature?’ C: Alberto Gomes D: Gopal Guru Hall 02 I. IDENTITY HEGEMONY AND II. GENDER * Parag D. Parobo, ‘Rise of the Little Selves: Bahujan Samaj and the Political Space in Postcolonial Goa, 1961-2011’ * Cláudia Pereira, ‘Caste and post Colonialism – Comparing the Gaudde in Contemporary Goa and in “Signo da Ira”’ * Priyanka Velip, ‘Does Goa Listen to Tribal Women’s Voices?’ D: Jason Keith Fernandes Sachin Savio Moraes, 'Negotiating Male Migration: The Experience of Women in Goa'. C: Albertina Almeida D: Robert Newman Hall 03: VOICES FROM THE DIASPORA * Michelle Cahill, ‘From Silence to Rhetoric: The Poet As Ethnographer’ * R. Benedito Ferrao, ‘The Many Africa’s of Goa: Liberation and Literature in the Making of Subjectivity’ * Shubhro Michael Gomes, ‘The Forgotten Portuguese of Mirpur, A Study on their ‘Paribartan’ (transformation)’ * Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes, ‘The Role of Portuguese and British Colonialism in the Migration and Settlement of Goans in Britain.
[Goanet-News] Mario Miranda, noted Goan cartoonist, is no more
Mario Miranda, noted Goan cartoonist, is no more. He passed away at 86. Mario, apart from being a very popular cartoonist, defined the way in which Goa was perceived by the outside world too. More about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Miranda An earlier tribute to his work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GFJap31s0 FN --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Research... and writing on Goa
http://iias.org/goa/contents.html Abstracts CONTENTS Language Dynamics in the Classroom: the Agency of the Teacher and Language Planning AFONSO BOTELHO Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, Goa Vistas on the Road from Portuguese Civil Code to Family Laws of Goa ALBERTINA ALMEIDA Advocate and Independent Researcher, Goa Soiled Blood: Indigeneity, Hybridity and the Portuguese Eurasians in Malaysia ALBERTO GOMES La Trobe University, Australia Moving the Self through Post-Colonial Spaces: the Gaude Jagor ALEXANDER HENN School of Historical, Philosophical Religious Studies, Arizona State University, USA Economic Transitions – Financial Growth and Consumption Outcomes AMITHA SHANBHOGUE, VISHAL CHARI, APARNA LOLAYEKAR, PRANAB MUKHOPADHYAY S.S Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Panaji, Goa MES, College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar, Goa D.M’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Assagao, Goa Department of Economics, Goa University, Goa Recreation and Memory: Goa, an Inexpugnable Place ANABELA MENDES Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Portugal Past is Always Present: History and Identity in Post-Colonial Goa ÂNGELA BARRETO XAVIER Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Margins of Desire: Sexuality, Historiography, Goa ANJALI ARONDEKAR Department of Feminist Studies, University of California, USA Conversion, Trauma and Memory Loss: Cultural Complexes in Contemporary Goa ANJALI D’SOUZA The Jung Center, Bangalore How Different are Goa’s Politics? ARTHUR G. RUBINOFF Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada Dichotomy of the Representation: a Study of Historical Narratives of Goa BHAVESH KUMAR Research Scholar, EFL University, Hyderabad Evolution and Growth of Trade Unions in Goa during the Post Liberation Period BLANCHE MASCARENHAS St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa Development of Self-determination? How to decolonize the past without recolonizing the future BOAVENTURA DE SOUSA SANTOS Director, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal Jurisdiction and Ownership of Communidade Lands: Threats and Challenges CAJETAN RAPOSO St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, Goa Buried Heritage of Civil Law Traditions in Goa: Vision for 2011 and Beyond CARMO DE SOUSA Honorary Director, Ismilda Research Consultancy, Goa Caste and Post Colonialism – Comparing the Gaudde in Contemporary Goa and in “Signo da Ira” CLÁUDIA PEREIRA Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal Into the Mainstream: “Goa Lusophona” CONSTANTINO XAVIER Johns Hopkins University, USA Beyond Predicaments: Goan Writings on Identity and History CRISTIANA BASTOS Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal Goa and Satyagraha DALILA CABRITA MATEUS IHC [FCSH – New University of Lisbon] Researcher, Portugal How Liberated is Goan Literature? DAMODAR MOUZO Writer, Goa Does Goa have the Potential to Become the Future Excellence Hub in Asia for Learning and Teaching Portuguese? DELFIM CORREIA DA SILVA Department of Portuguese, Goa University, Goa Women’s Voices after 1961 EDITH MELO FURTADO Department of French, Goa University, Goa Postcolonial Studies and Goan Literature in Portuguese: Limits and Challenges EVERTON V. MACHADO Centre for Comparative Studies – Faculty of Letters – University of Lisbon - Alameda da Universidade, Lisbon, Portugal Elephant Imaginaries: Where the Wind Blows Stronger FELICIANO JOSÉ BORRALHO DE MIRA Researcher, Portugal Writing from many Frontiers: José Gerson da Cunha’s Historical and Journalistic Approaches to Past and Present Colonialisms (1870-1900) FILIPA LOWNDES VICENTE Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal Goa and its Elites: New and Old – a Look at how the Media has Built and Unbuilt Elite Perceptions in the Last Five Decades FREDERICK NORONHA Journalist and Publisher, Goa Pinking of Higher Education FREDA A. TAVARES Student of Sociology, Goa University, Goa Postcolonial and Gender Iconographies in the Goa Cartoons of Mario de Miranda GEORGE MATHEW P.G and Research Dept of English, Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum, Kerala The Language Issue in Post-Colonial Goa: from the Standpoint of Modern Japanese Experience GIRI SUZUKI Taisho University, Tokyo, Japan Goa Em 1956: Colonial Resi-Stances and Contrapuntal De/Colonization Hi/Story GITIKA GUPTA Ph D Student, Institute of Portuguese Language and Literature of the Arts Faculty, University of Coimbra Title not mentioned ISABEL DE NORONHA Goan Tiatr and Macanese Theatre in Patuá: the Persistence
[Goanet-News] PHOTO: Goan diaspora youth... at Porvorim
NRI Affairs Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro with 11 youth from the Goan diaspora, drawn from various countries, currently on the Fourth Know Goa Programme, at the Assembly Complex, Porvorim, on December 6, 2011. Also seen are chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava, NRI Affairs Director UD Kamat, OEAG chairman Vice Admiral John de Silva, among others. Source: DI http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6468453033/sizes/l/in/photostream/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] LONDON: Talk: From Invisibility to Visibility: Africans in Portuguese Space (Dec 16)
-- Forwarded message -- From: shihan desilva shihan.desi...@sas.ac.uk Date: 1 December 2011 15:12 Subject: FW: Invitation to Canning House, Belgrave Square: Friday 16 December at 6.30 pm To: shihan desilva shihan.desi...@sas.ac.uk Talk: From Invisibility to Visibility: Africans in Portuguese Space http://www.canninghouse.org/index.php?option=com_acymailingctrl=urlurlid=113mailid=41subid=6382 From Invisibility to Visibility: Africans in Portuguese Space, by Shihan de Silva, author of 'African Identity in Asia' and 'The Portuguese in the East' African movement to Asia has gone on for centuries and many migrants have assimilated with the local populations. Within historical documents, Africans become conspicuous through their military role. Moreover, there are Afro-Asian communities today, separated by vast distances and hidden in the villages and forests of Asia. Through their vibrant forms of music and lyrics still in Portuguese, they emerge from obscurity. Concentrating on Africans who moved within Portuguese space in India, Sri Lanka, Macau, Timor, this presentation will highlight the way in which the migratory process took place and affected their lives. Dr Shihan de Silva is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London) and a member of the UNESCO International Scientific Committee (Paris) Friday 16th December 2011 | Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London SW1 | 18.30-19.30 |Free event| Further details shihan.desi...@sas.ac.uk --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Goan music... via Portugal
Dia 24 Nov 2011 - R.T.P. - Portugal no Coração. - Gonzaga Coutinho YaYa Mayayahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7VW_9MPPsfeature=share Rajan ani Prema http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMC8bWoYXWMfeature=share -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] LINK: An early Goan lithographer in Bombay... Jose M Gonsalves
Lithograph of the Marine Battalion at the Esplanade by Jose M. Gonsalves (fl. 1826-c.1842). Plate 4 from his 'Lithographic Views of Bombay' published in Bombay in 1826. Gonsalves, thought to be of Goan origin, was one of the first artists to practice lithography in Bombay and specialised in topographical views of the city. In 1772, the English feared an attack on Bombay by the French and cleared a semi-circular area of land around the fort to provide a clear line of fire. This area was known as the Esplanade. In the southern section of this area, there was a parade ground known as Marine Lines. This view shows a battalion soldiers on parade with military bungalows in the background. http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011_09_28_archive.html -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Postal services and rates... some pointers from Goa
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- * List of post offices with PIN (postal index number) code and telephone numbers in Goa http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6402151299/sizes/l/in/photostream/ * Rs 12 for a speedpost letter (anywhere in Goa), within 50 gms Also phone contacts of the main post office http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6402151315/sizes/l/in/photostream/ * Rough calculator for international postal rates from India http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6402228893/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Hope you find this useful! FN -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Goa... making music news
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- * SunburnGoa2011, Dec 27, 28, 29, 2011 at the Candolim beach. 3 days, 7 stages, 90 artists Including Gabriel Dresden, Nic Fanciulli, Tocadisco, Above Beyond, Pete Tong, Skazi (DJ set), Axwell, Markus Schulz, Infected Mushroom. http://www.sunburn.in * Asha Bhosle enters Guiness World Records, for the most single studio recording sessions -- 11,000 solos, duets and chorus backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947. Asha is sister to Lata Mangueshkar, and both trace their roots to Goa. Her 11,000 songs would take 38.1 days to play, and would fit into 11 iPod Shuffles. Hum Goa ka Jenny Nahin -- Free MP3 song download http://bit.ly/va8JR9 [Lyrics not the best!] * Kingfisher Voice of Goa 2008 Tavia Machado has surfaced with her own song *Your Love*, produced by Jazz Goa, and available for free download at http://www.jazzgoa.com featuring Warren D'Mello on classical guitar and Colin D'Cruz on fretless bass. Music arranged by Colin to include concert flute, piano, orchestral strings, drums, percussion and an entire church choir. SOURCE: SoundBox Nov 2011 -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] History Hour | Awakening to the Indian Film Theory | Gaston Roberge
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- History Hour | Awakening to the Indian Film Theory | Gaston Roberge Time 30 November ·2011 17:30 - 19:30 Location Xavier Centre of Historical Research B B Borkar Road, Alto-Porvorim, Goa 403521. Created by: Xavier Centre of Historical Research More info In this age of fierce globalization it is high time that we formulate 'The Indian Film Theory', a theory that informs the films that Gaston Roberge calls Indian folk-movies, seen and enjoyed more than once by millions of Indians over a long period of time. Roberge will discuss the reasons why that theory has not been formulated so far, the main reason being the class mentality. He proposes a pedagogy of the media oppressed comprising seven steps of self-education for liberation. Fr. Gaston Roberge SJ is an acclaimed media critic and film scholar. Having pursued an MA in Theatre Art (Film), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Fr Roberge, in collaboration with Satyajit Ray, founded the Chitrabani — the only independent film library in Kolkata. He has authored several books and contributed with many articles to different publications on cinema. His book Communication Cinema Development: From Morosity to Hope won the National Award (special mention) at the 46th National Film Festival of India in 1999. Fr Gaston Roberge SJ continues to be senior most faculty member at the Department of Mass Communication and Videography at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He is one of the pioneers who initiated, cultivated and nurtured the film academia in this country. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205680299507390 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Konkani music on German radio (Thursday, Nov 24, 2011)
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- Sigrid Pfeffer sigridpfef...@web.de writes: On Thursday, 24th of November at 10 pm German time, the feature about Konkani-music will be broadcasted again and it is possible to listen to it via livestream. Here's some information : http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr2/index.jsp?rubrik=31124key=standard_document_40273107 And this is the link to listen via livestream: http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr2/index.jsp?rubrik=23746 [http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr2/index.jsp?rubrik=23746] and then follow Programm heute i hope, that it is possible to follow without knowing german? if it is possible, could you spread this information? More about Sigrid Pfeffer: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-March/174473.html --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] http://mysweetsguide.com/ and *Desserts First*
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- A chartered accountant from Goa, Pallavi Sagar Salgaocar, runs an interesting website called http://mysweetsguide.com/ 'Life is short, always eat dessert first', is the quote on the home-page of Pallavi's site She recently authored her first book for fellow foodies titled 'Desserts First'. ISBN 978-81-906259-7-5. It has sections dealing with cheesecakes, cakes, chilled desserts, lite deserts, ice cream and frozen desserts, puddings and pies, cookies and sweet bread, porridge and pancakes, fruity deserts, Indian sweets (rawa ladoo, sakhar bhaat, rawa pineapple sheera, gajar ka halwa, cashewnut burfee, semolina squares, easy rasmalai, anjeer halwa, creamy kulfi, date squares, microwave mango sheera, Chaturthi special puran nevris and modaks, watermelon tausali, and carrot kheer), mocktails and drinks, and basic recipes (butter icing, cocoa icing, basic sponge cake, short crusty pastry, plum sauce, glazing for a cheesecake). The 144-page all-colour book is priced at Rs 395 in Goa. For details contact: Printer's Devil, 196 PDA Plots, Alto Porvorim, Bardez, Goa 403521 Ph +91-832-2412346 Mobile +91-9764706686. Or printersdevil@gmail.com -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] MUSIC INITIATIVES-GOA: Suzuki violin classes for children aged 2 1/2 years onwards
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen, proficient in AutoCAD, for their new office in Goa Those interested can email enescil@gmail.com by 15 November 2011 Selected candidates will be sent to Brazil for 2 months training --- -- Forwarded message -- From: Chryselle D'Silva Dias chrysel...@gmail.com Date: 12 November 2011 18:51 Subject: Suzuki violin classes for children aged 2 1/2 years onwards You may have heard of the Suzuki method which has been very successful worldwide in introducing children as young as two to an instrument. The Suzuki Method is based on the principle that all children possess ability and that this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment. In Goa, Winston Collaco is the only Suzuki-accredited teacher. Winston is the teacher for the children in our music project at Hamara School (www.childsplayindia.org) and he also teaches privately in Margao.His youngest pupil is two and a half years old. We are delighted to be introducing Suzuki Violin classes for young children in the Panjim area. If this sounds of interest to you and your child, please come for a meeting with Winston on Saturday, 19 November at 5 pm, at our house (Casa da Moeda, Near Head Post Office, Panjim). At the meeting, Winston will explain what the Suzuki method is all about, have a demo with the kids and you will have a chance to see and discuss things with him before you commit for lessons. This is just an exploratory session and there are no charges involved. Classes will begin in December and will go ahead even if one or two children are interested. Please forward this to friends / parents who might be interested. If Margao is more convenient for you, please feel free to ask me for Winston's contact details. See you on the 19th :) Regards, Chryselle __ Chryselle D'Silva Dias Freelance Writer |www.chryselle.net Child's Play India Foundation | www. childsplayindia.org Casa da Moeda Festival (25-27 Nov 2011) | casadamoedagoa.wordpress.com --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Gonzaga - Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Vetam
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Gonzaga - Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Vetam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC2O1RnnQ0gfeature=youtube_gdata QUOTE The intention of this work was to collect songs that I heard sung as a child by my mother, and those sung in the evenings in our local Goan community in my town in Mozambique. These songs had a simple musical structure and their melodies were always on my mind. Goa, Daman and Diu were our overseas provinces until 1961 and there still exists a significant Portuguese cultural tradition. These songs have remained with us and I decided to record them with more up-to-date musical arrangements, while still preserving the original root for our future generations, so that they should not lose our beautiful musical tradition. Here is SHANGRI-LA GOA - I hope you enjoy it! UNQUOTE [Thanks to JP Cota for the link] -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha Education-India http://groups.google.com/group/education-india
[Goanet-News] Gonzaga - Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Vetam
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Gonzaga - Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Vetam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC2O1RnnQ0gfeature=youtube_gdata QUOTE The intention of this work was to collect songs that I heard sung as a child by my mother, and those sung in the evenings in our local Goan community in my town in Mozambique. These songs had a simple musical structure and their melodies were always on my mind. Goa, Daman and Diu were our overseas provinces until 1961 and there still exists a significant Portuguese cultural tradition. These songs have remained with us and I decided to record them with more up-to-date musical arrangements, while still preserving the original root for our future generations, so that they should not lose our beautiful musical tradition. Here is SHANGRI-LA GOA - I hope you enjoy it! UNQUOTE [Thanks to JP Cota for the link] -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha Education-India http://groups.google.com/group/education-india
[Goanet-News] Bookworm... can we do something?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Dear all: Bookworm [http://goabookworm.wordpress.com/] is a very innovative children's library, run in Santa Inez, Panjim, by Sujata and Elaine (and team). Of late, it has run into all kinds of problems, a decline in membership and difficulties in finding a proper premises where it can carry on its work unhindered Question: could we as a group (or some of us, as individuals) do anything to help the idea grow? We would not be doing a favour to Bookworm, but to society which needs such ventures so badly In addition, we would be doing something a great favour in terms of building the reading habit among the young. And that is what all writers want! Just a thought. FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org
[Goanet-News] Death Delia and Cynthia d'Albuquerque (Virginia, Anjuna, Parra)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6293209382/in/photostream This ad was in the papers today, and it was sad to learn of the death of a Goanetter. Delia would phone with her feedback to the posts via Goanet. The ad reads: QUOTE Lord we are coming home -- Adelia (Delia) Neomisia d'Albuquerque. Died on October 10th, 2011, Virginia, USA (Anjuna) and Cynthia Evelyn d'Albuquerque. Died on October 28, 2011 Anjuna/Parra (Canca). Happy are those who always smiled. But left us so suddenly without saying goodbye. Spinster loving daughters of late Alexander and late Clementine d'Albuquerque, sisters of late Sr Zena (Carmelite Order), and late Amyot (Toto of Tanzania). Delia tragically passed away on October 10th, 2011, at her home in Virginia, and Cynthia went through a cardiogenic shock over her sister's death, and passed away peacefully on October 28th, 2011. Beloved cousins of Augusto, late Tony Maria, Jennifer-Jane, Henrika, Cheryl-Anne, Susan Darryl. UNQUOTE The funeral was in Anjuna on Saturday. Condolences to the relatives on behalf of Goanet. FN PS: There was another case nearby of the father going into shock on the death in an accident of his son too, if I recall right -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] Canacona: Seminar on Goa's Struggle for Freedom, Dec 10
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Canacona: Seminar on Goa's Struggle for Freedom -- Reminiscence, Commemoration of an Event. Dec 10, 2011 Send papers to smchistoryseminary2...@gmail.com Being organised by Shree Mallikarjun College of Arts Commerce, Canacona in association with the Directorate of Arts Culture, Government of Goa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6265400155/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6265398761/sizes/l/in/photostream/ -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] Stuti, live in Goa... http://www.archive.org/details/stutigoa
http://www.archive.org/details/stutigoa Stuti, Live in Goa - Stuti/MLS Baroque Ensemble The Stuti Choral Ensemble of Goa performs under the direction of Miguel Cotta, LTCL, and piano accompaniment by Pearl Viegas, ATCL, and the MLS' Baroque Ensemble (Strings Flute) led by Ashley do Rego, LTCL. September 25, 2011. Keywords: goa, choral, ensemble, stuti, miguel cotta, choral ensemble, classical, western music, konkani music, folk music from goa A housefull and spilling-over performance, at the Maquinez Palace. If you missed it, try Margao, next Saturday (Oct 1, 2011) at 6.30 pm at Clube Harmonia. The programme included: * O Vos Omnes: Tomas Luis de Vitoria (1548-1611) * Hymn to Creation: Beethoven (1770-1827) * Kinni, Kinni (a Goan dulpod) arr. by Fr Camilo Xavier (1916-1999), soloist Kay de Sousa * Veni, Jesu, Amor Mi, a meditation hymn by S. Cherubini (1760-1842) * Os Olhos de Marianita (Portuguese popular song) * Gloria from the Mass in C by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) with soprano Patricia Sequeira, alto Arlene do Amaral, tenor Eufemiano Miranda, and bass Antonio Bosco Dias. * Hand Me Down, an Afro-American Spiritual * Deep River, also an Afro-American Spiritual. In the Chamber Music section, what showed up was: * Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by G. F. Handel (1685-1759) * Divertimento No 1 in D Major, K 136 by W A Mozart (1756-1791) * Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, by P Mascagni (1863-1945) * Halleluja, from the motion picture Shrek. By Leonard Cohen, arr. by Robert Longfield. * Variations on a Goan folk tune. By Noel Flores (contemporary), arr. for strings by Teresa de Figueiredo. * Allegretto from Palladio by Karl Jenkins (contemporary). More Choral Music that followed included: * Ave Verum by W A Mozart * Pav Maie, a Konkani hymn, by Micael Martins (1913-1999) * Halleluja from the Mount of Olives, by L.v. Beethoven * Kunnbi Jaki, a Goan folk song, arr. by Fr Camilo Xavier * Jesu Mhojea Mogalla, a traditional Goan Lenten Antiphon, arr. by Fr Lourdino Barreto (1938-1997) * Satti Hazaranchem Bens, a Goan dekhni, arr. by Fr Lourdino Barreto (1938-1997) * Vedicherby J. A Dias Mendes, contemporary (arr. by Fr Lourdino Barreto). * The Heaves Are Telling, from The Creations, by J. Haydn (1732-1809). With soloists soprano Zenobia Miranda e Teixeira, tenor Miguel Cotta, and bass Mario Lobo. The Stuti Choral Ensemble consists of: SOPRANOS Patricia Sequeira, Zenobia Miranda e Teixeira, Kay de Sousa, Vinita Freitas, Vanessa Freitas, Arati Fernandes, Dina D'Silva, Yulette Coutinho. ALTOS Arlene do Amaral, Patricia Colaco, Corina Fernandes, Sheryl Cardoz, Eutemia Fernandes, Judy D'Costa and Zita Gonsalves. TENORS Orlando Vaz, Eufemiano Miranda, Simon Fernandes, Floriano de Souza, BASSES Antonio Bosco Dias, Mario Lobo, Solano Cardoz, Joseph Sequeira and Agostinho Fernandes. CONDUCTOR Miguel Cotta. The Baroque Ensemble is the work of: Vashley do Rego (leader), Chernol Mendonca and Jeanne Ribeiro (on Violin I), Eshvita N Menezes, Judyline Fernandes and Chriselle Mendonca (Violin II), Elvina Fernandes do Regio (Viola), Vasco Dias (Cello), Antonio Calisto Vas (Double Bas) and Valerie Menezes and Yeshurun D'Cruz (Flute). Incidentally, Stuti was formed in 2009, when some music lovers from Panjim, St Inez and neighbouring areas, professionals in varied fields but motivated by a deep love for music, came together to do something for our beautiful Goa through choral music. It is named after the Konkani word for *praise*. In 2009-10, Studi performed in Saligao, Chinchinim, Aldona, Margao, Porvorim and Panjim under the direction of Nauzer Daruwalla and Nigel Dixon. It is entirely a labour of love. Members meet every Monday and Wednesday at the Kala Academy's Rehearsal Hall from 6.30 pm to 8 pm. This was the first concert for Stuti in the year 2011. According to information released here, it will be performing in Bangalore on December 15, 2011, in a Christmas Music Festival being organised by the *Deccan Herald*, alongside Mumbai's famed Paranjoti Choir, and other performers from Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore... Check out the sounds from Goa at http://www.archive.org/details/stutigoa -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] NEWS: Raja again: Gave green nod to 169 mines in Goa (HT, New Delhi)
Raja again: Gave green nod to 169 mines in Goa Snehal Rebello and Ketaki Ghoge, Hindustan Times Panaji (Goa), September 23, 2011 Former telecom minister A Raja, who is now in Tihar jail in the 2G spectrum case, had given environmental clearances for 169 mines in Goa during his five-year stint as union environment minister. Documents accessed by HT reveal that these clearances were given to private companies between May 2004 and May 2009 by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to extract about 60 million tonne of iron ore annually. Many of the environment impact assessment (EIA) studies on the basis of which the MoEF gave these clearances have proved to be inaccurate, not reflecting the actual position on the ground, HT has learnt. For instance, EIA reports submitted by a mining firm at Sancordem did not even mention river Ragado, which flows for 7 km through the village. Similarly, clearances were granted despite mining companies not submitting information on biodiversity or the accurate distance of their mines from water bodies and wildlife sanctuaries. Raja's tenure as environment minister was the beginning of the phase of growth of mineral exploitation and of new projects. But it's also the biggest shame on India's environment history because of bad processes and corruption, said Sunita Narain, director, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, who has studied illegal mining in Goa. On Thursday, the CSE released a report on environmental clearances given for various projects between 2007 and 2011. The report said 35 clearances were given to mining projects in Goa during this period. After Jairam Ramesh took over the environment ministry from Raja in June 2009, a moratorium was imposed on new mining projects in February 2010. The Goa assembly's public accounts committee (PAC), which is probing the illegal mining scam in the state, is also reported to be looking into possible environmental violations. PAC chairman Manohar Parrikar told HT that 25% of the iron ore extracted in the state had been mined without environmental clearances. On Thursday, HT had reported how illegal mining has cost the state at least Rs 3,000 crore, though the figure could be as high as Rs 10,000 crore. Claude Alvares, who heads non-governmental organisation Goa Foundation that is spearheading the anti-mining campaign, said, Raja’s tenure coincided with the Chinese boom in 2005 (when that country started buying even low-grade ore with iron content as low as 52%). Under Raja, an environmental clearance became the easiest document to get. At least three mines given clearances during Raja’s tenure were allowed to operate within just 200 metres of the Salaulim reservoir that provides water to nearly half of Goa’s population. Also, in one year alone, between 2007 and 2008, the union ministry granted clearances to 17 mines within the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in Sanguem taluka. This was done even though a Supreme Court order of 2000 said that no mine would be allowed to operate inside wildlife sanctuaries. None of the 17 mines is operational now as the matter is before the Supreme Court. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Raja-again-Gave-green-nod-to-169-mines-in-Goa/Article1-749082.aspx Latest tweet: Looks like the #Internet #Archive http://t.co/6rHEUdKN might be the best place to #store and share #audio files! @kabissa Follow @fn
[Goanet-News] Organic farming: Three persons from Goa for South Korea (from Miguel Braganza)
-- Forwarded message --
From: Miguel Braganza braganza.mig...@gmail.com
Date: 24 September 2011 12:55
Three persons from Goa are invited to attend the ORGANIC WORLD
CONGRESS 2011 [http://www.kowc2011.org] in Seoul, Republic of Korea
[South] from 28 September to 01 October and to attend the first world
General Assembly of the Inter-continental Network of Organic Farmers'
Organizations [INOFO of IFOAM www.ifoam.org/inofo].
* Ms. Yogita Mehra, of Chorao Farmers' Club, Joint Secretary of the
Botanical Society of Goa and NSC member of OFAI, will present a note
on networked marketing and organic movement;
* Fr. Inacio Almeida, sfx, the Father of Organic Farming at Pilar
Natural Farm, Pilar-Tiswadi, and now at Zagoti Natural Farm,
Bhirondem-Valpoi, will fill in with organic formulations from EM
{Effective Micro-organisms] to Amrutpani and also act as a link to the
Spanish and Portuguese speaking delegates from Latin America, who do
not speak or write English.
* Miguel Braganza, Secretary of PGS Organic Council and Botanical
Society of Goa, Joint Secretary of Western Ghats Kokum Foundation and
incumbent Convener of INOFO-South Asia India, will present a paper
on organic Kokum wine [developed and refined by Dr. John Carmo
Rodrigues, Ph. D in Microbiology, from Chinchinim, with organically
grown Kokum from Mr. Shrihari Subrai Naik Kurade at the world's
largest Kokum sole crop irrigated plantation in Ambaulim, Sanguem] at
the Pre-Conference Seminar on 26 September, 2011, and stay back to
attend the General Asembly of IFOAM to elect the World Board 2011-14
from 3 to 5 October along with the OFAI President Me. Sarvdaman Patel.
The aim is to elect at least four organic farmers to the ten member
World Board of IFOAM to which OFAI is affiliated. A 'motion'
[resolution] proposed by OFAI to co-opt a farmer from each of the
continents not represented by farmers elected to the WB is also listed
for discussion to build pressure to elect farmers to the WB.
Goa headquartered OFAI has four nominees to the INOFO meeting, two of
them unfortunately have not yet received their visa to enter Korea and
efforts are still on to obtain the same today. We hope the Korean
Embassy in Delhi will relent and issue the same.
Till then enjoy this Youtube presentation on the venue and events and
a little of Organic farming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_bjxHYikM
Mog asundi
Miguel
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[Goanet-News] IN GOA: PublishingNext, the Indian publishing conference, will 'get people thinking about what the future holds for publishing' (yourstory.in)
PublishingNext, the Indian publishing conference, will 'get people thinking about what the future holds for publishing' Exclusive chat with Leonard Fernandes, founder of CinnamonTeal Publishing, organizer the conference in Goa on September 16 and 17 Leonard Fernandes cofounded CinnamonTeal Publishing with his wife Queenie. CinnamonTeal won the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Award for publishing in 2010. Read his interview here. On September 16 and 17, CinnamonTeal is hosting PublishingNext, a conference that will debate what future holds for publishing given rapid changes taking place in technology and the way books are published, read or delivered. New business models might emerge that are entirely different from the traditional publishing models in use today. Read agenda here. The discussions include digital books, social media’s impact on publishing, copyright issues, translation in publishing, publishing houses of the future, in addition to some workshops including the one on academic writing. Leonard Fernandes, founder of CinnamonTeal Publishing, explains to YourStory’s chief evangelist what PublishingNext is all about. For registrations, see home page of PublishingNext website. YourStory: Thank you Leonard for talking to YourStory on PublishingNext. For our readers to get an idea of what you do, can you please give a brief introduction about CinnamonTeal Publishing. Leonard: We started CinnamonTeal in 2007 after heeding requests to publish the books of some of our regulars on dogearsetc.com, our online bookstore. Since India had already so many publishers, we wanted to develop a new model of publishing and so adopted that of being a provider of self-publishing services. Today, 4 years later, we have catered to authors in about 18 countries and have published books in 9 languages. We have also increased our repertoire of services to include translations, indexing, ebook development and distribution and audio books. YourStory: PublishingNext is perhaps the first Indian conference on what publishing is and is going to be, especially with Internet and digital media set to change the rules of the game. Can you explain the objectives of the conference? Leonard: Our objective was to get people thinking about what the future holds for publishing rather than get lost in the day to day routine of publishing and mind little about the dangers and potential the next wave of technology and business models bring about. We also wanted to provide a platform where new ideas and technologies could be talked about and debated. YourStory: Let’s now talk about specific segments: digital books. Can you give us an idea about their uptake in India at present? Leonard: My personal opinion is that many publishers are experimenting with new ideas that involve digital content, among them Penguin, Panther Books and Tulika Publishers, Chennai, to name a few. However, I feel that these publishers are preparing themselves for any future demand rather than experiencing any significant returns on investment presently. YourStory: Social media — your take on its impact on publishing. Leonard: This varies widely between publishers. Some like Tulika (Chennai), Tara Books and Pratham Books are doing a really good job with it, others have a difficult time understanding what it is capable of doing for them. So there still remains a lot of ground to be covered. YourStory: India is a diverse market as far as vernacular publishing or regional publishing is concerned. How is this market going to explode in the future in the digital era. Leonard: I think the constraints that keep publishers of Indian language books from embracing digital content is technical – an absence of fonts that can be rendered on devices and devices themselves that do not or cannot display Indic fonts. There might also be financial constraints in that readers might not be able to afford eReaders but that is pure conjecture and I have no evidence to support that. YourStory: Copyright issues and proliferation of books on the pavement. Or is it more to it? Leonard: It is more than just books on the pavement. I am not sure publishers are too bothered about it because it only goes to show that the book is popular enough to be pirated. Like imitation is the best form of flattery. But there is more to this topic like parallel import, the concept of territorial sales, the use of open access knowledge itself. Still very fuzzy to many and needs clarity. YourStory: Your thoughts on the recent trends in publishing. Leonard: There is so much going on. And each move seems like a small step in countering each issue. Like Penguin which has moved into retail to counter the problem of inefficient supply chain mechanisms. Worldwide too there is a lot happening that will ultimately affect India. Like the issue of agency pricing. YourStory: Who are your partners for the conference? Leonard: British Council has helped us a lot in its capacity as Knowledge
[Goanet-News] NEWS IN PIX: Vice Versa, an art event in Goa...by Theodore Ted Misquita
The event, unusual views http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101383314/in/photostream Some artworks http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100830495/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100712063/in/photostream Visitors http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101261026/in/photostream Ted Misquita http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101361150/in/photostream Wilson D'Souza, who also does a great job mentoring young people http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101359438/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100805517/in/photostream Artist-doctor-cartoonist Subodh Kerkar http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101349928/in/photostream Artist Harshada Kerkar, known for her superb portraits, appreciates some work http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100799015/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101288176/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101269420/in/photostream Ted Misquita with Dattaraj Salgaocar http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101362992/in/photostream Writer, novelist Margaret Mascarenhas http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100832981/in/photostream Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100834575/in/photostream Journalists Ashley do Rosario and Aarti Das http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101341596/in/photostream Engineer-turned-writer Jose Lourenco at the event http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6101280364/in/photostream Sociologist-artist Bernadette Gomes takes a look around, just before a trip to Kerala http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6100743829/in/photostream More photos, copyleft, can be copied for non-commercial purposes with attribution: http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] WEATHER BULLETIN: 95% humidity in Goa....6 cms rain in the past 24 hours. Over 2.4 metres since June!
[OFFICIAL] WEATHER BULLETIN August 31, 2011 Maximum Temperature27.7 Deg.’C Minimum Temperature23.4 Deg. C Relative Humidity………95 % Rainfall past 24 hours..060.4 mm Seasonal Total.. 2493.7 m.m. Local Forecast: Frequent spell rain would occur with heavy rain in some areas. Special Weather Warning: heavy rainfall at a few places with heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places in Goa. During next 24 hours. Weather warning for fishermen of south Maharashtra-Goa coast valid for next 24 hours: Wind will mainly westerly to southwesterly speed 52 to 55 KMPH temporarily reaching 80 KMPH in gust. Sea will be rough with westerly to south westerly waves due to active monsoon condition and steep pressure gradient, squally weather will prevail along and off ports of Maharashtra Goa coast. Fishermen are advised not to go out in the sea during next 24 hours. DI/NB/MP/SM/JA/2011/ -- DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY. THIRD FLOOR,UDYOG BHAVAN, NEAR AZAD MAIDAN, PANAJI GOA PHONE-0832-2422675 0832-2226047 0832-2426168 FAX 0832-2224211
[Goanet-News] Goa Arts and Lit Fest, Dec 2011
Participating authors: Goa Arts Literary Festival, 17 - 21 December 2011 Abhay Sardesai, Anjum Hasan, Bhalchandra Nemade,Bilal Tanweer,Charles Correa, Deborah Baker, Eunice de Souza, Gulzar, H M Naqvi, Jai Arjun Singh, Jerry Pinto, Kiran Nagarkar, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih,Meena Kandasamy, Naresh Fernandes, Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee, Mridula Garg, Pablo Bartholomew, Ranjit Hoskote, Robin Ngangom, Sadia Dehlvi, Sivasankari, Sonia Faleiro, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Urvashi Butalia, Teju Cole, Zac O'Yeah Abhay Sardesai Abhay Sardesai has been the Editor of ART India, the premier art magazine of India, since November 2002. Under his editorship, the magazine has developed a Culture Studies-oriented approach and has become more inter-disciplinary in its theme-based explorations. He has been a Visiting Faculty in Aesthetics at the Department of English, University of Mumbai, and has also been the Chair of Humanities, Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture, Mumbai. He teaches at the Smt. P. N. Doshi Women’s College of Arts and also at various other institutions like Jnanapravaha and TISS. He writes in English and translates from Marathi, Konkani and Gujarati. An associate of the research collective PUKAR, he was the Director of the Writing Across the City project which explored the inter-relationships between literatures and literary cultures in the city of Mumbai. He has written widely on Art and Literature and read from his work at various places including the University of Princeton, University of Cambridge, Mumbai University, S.N.D.T. University, Sarai and NGMA. Anjum Hasan Anjum Hasan is the author of the novels Neti, Neti (short-listed for the Hindu Best Fiction Award; long-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Man Asian Literary Prize) and Lunatic in my Head (short-listed for the Crossword Fiction Award). She has also written the collection of poems, Street on the Hill. Anjum’s fiction, non-fiction and poetry has been widely published in anthologies and journals in India and abroad. She is currently Books Editor, The Caravan. Bhalchandra Nemade Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Nemade taught English, Marathi, and comparative literature at various universities including the School of Oriental and African Studies at London. He retired from Mumbai University's Gurudeo Tagore Chair for comparative literature studies. In the 1960s, Nemade edited Marathi magazine Vacha. He received a Sahitya Akademi Award for year 1990 for his critical work Teeka Svayanwar. .Nemade wrote his first novel Kosla in 1963. As a critique, Nemade proposed that short stories are of a genre inferior to that of novels, and that Marathi literature ought to try to be “native”. He has also taken a position against Indians writing in English. Nemade's latest novel, Hindu - Jagnyachi Samrudh Adgal” was published in 2010. Some of his works include: Novels- Hindu - Jagnyachi Samrudh Adgal, Bidhar, Hool, Jarila and Jhool , all published by Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai; Poetry collections- Melody, Dekhani published by Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd.; Criticism- Teekaswayamvar, Sahityachi Bhasha, Tukaram, The Influence of English on Marathi : A Sociolinguistic and Stylistic Study and Indo-Anglian Writing. Bilal Tanweer Bilal Tanweer is a writer and translator. He holds an MFA in Writing (fiction) from Columbia University. He was one of the eleven recipients of the 2010 PEN Translation Fund Grant for his forthcoming book of translation and was selected as one of Granta’s New Voices in 2011. He teaches creative writing at LUMS, Lahore. Charles Correa Charles Correa was born in Hyderabad, India. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology after which he established a private practice in Bombay in 1958. His work in India is an adaptation of Modernism to a non-western culture. His early works attempt to explore a local vernacular within a modern environment. His land-use planning and community projects continually try to go beyond typical solutions to third world problems. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, at the Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad All of his work - from the planning of Navi Mumbai to the carefully detailed memorial to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad has placed special emphasis on prevailing resources, energy and climate as major determinants in the ordering of space. Deborah Baker Deborah Baker is the author of the biography In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding, which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. In 2008 Penguin published her book A Blue Hand: The Beats in India, a non-fiction narrative exploring the idea of India in the American literary imagination. While a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, she researched and wrote The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism published in the US and India in the spring of 2011. Eunice de Souza Eunice de Souza
[Goanet-News] Come visit Saxttikids (Savia Viegas)
Come visit Saxttikids http://www.youtube.com/user/pixieGoa#p/a/u/0/MdbxdYRW7ec Feedback to sax...@gmail.com and goa...@goanet.org -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] 4th Know Goa Programme 2011 (KGP) ... apply by Sept 15, 2011 (from other countries too, besides NZ)
4th Know Goa Programme 2011 (KGP) The 4th Know Goa Programme 2011 is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December 12, 2011. It is intended for students and young professionals in the age group of 18 to 28 years who have distinguished themselves in various fields and who have shown an abiding interest in Goa and in India. The participants will be taken to educational, cultural, historical and industrial places of interest, besides interacting with local youth and elected representatives of Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and Municipalities and will meet State and Central Government officers, They will call on the Governor of Goa, Chief Minister, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, etc. The programme also includes a visit to either National Capital Territory of Delhi or to the neighboring States of Maharashtra or Karnataka. The Government of Goa will bear the cost of travel from their home country to India and back as well as cost of all local travel and accommodation. Full hospitality will be provided. A short brief including terms and conditions is attached. Interested candidates are requested to send their completed applications to the High Commissioner of India, PO Box 4045, Thorndon, Wellington by 15th September, 2011. Brief on Know Goa Programme 4th Know Goa Programme (KGP) November 28 to December 12, 2011 The Know Goa Programme is formulated for the benefit of youth of Goan origin who are not Indian Nationals and have had no opportunity to discover their roots in Goa and in India. The Government of Goa, Department of NRI Affairs has decided to invite application from interested Goan Diaspora youth, mainly students and young professionals in the age group of 18 to 28 years, who have distinguished themselves in various fields and shown abiding interest in India, specially in Goa. The 4th Know Goa Programme (KGP) is scheduled from November 28 to December 12, 2011. The terms and conditions for the eligibility are as under. It has been decided that after completing the assignment in Goa, the KGP group will be taken either to the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the World Heritage monuments at Agra, or to the places of interest in the neighboring States of Maharashtra or Karnataka. Terms Conditions and Eligibility Criteria Goan Diaspora Youths in the age group of 18 – 28 years who are not Indian nationals and have had no opportunity to discover their roots and have abiding interest in India in general and Goa in particular, and who have distinguished themselves in various fields, are eligible to apply. Those who have already participated in the Know India Programme organized by Government of India, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs or the Know Goa Programme organized by Government of Goa, Department of NRI Affairs from 2008 onwards, will not be considered for the 4th Know Goa Programme. The Government of Goa will bear to and fro air fare from the original destination to Goa, and places of visit in India, by the cheapest economy class. Tickets for onward journey from the original destination to Goa will be emailed to participants. While in Goa, the participants will be accommodated at Miramar Residency in Deluxe Rooms on twin sharing basis. This is a prime property of Goa Tourism Development Corporation located at the famous Miramar Beach only 04 kms away from the Panaji the capital city of Goa. The participants will be provided breakfast, lunch and dinner. All expenses on lodging and boarding will be borne by the State Government. Arrangements for visit of the participants to places of interest outside Goa will be made in consultation with the Government of India, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs or State Governments concerned. Participants will be paid Rs. 250/- each per day as pocket expenses. Final departure of the participants to their respective destinations will be either from Delhi or, as the case may be, from Mumbai or Bangalore. Download Application :http://www.hicomind.org.nz/KGP_2011.pdf SOURCE: http://www.hicomind.org.nz/Know_Goa_Prg.htm FORWARDED VIA: -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] VIDEO: Neville DeSouza's Pedrucho Kombo... and more
Music to lift your mood on a terribly rainy day in Goa! Neville DeSouza's PEDRUCHO KOMBO... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XkxGeqrZXQNR=1 Goanetter Andrew Norman goes solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXXiX6eq1GMfeature=related Remo Muchacha Latina Original Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ktv-oXjPq4feature=related A mando to Saligao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxD1xNzfi2sfeature=related PS: We all love the rains... but not this much. -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] CONDOLENCES: Sushila D'Souza, wife of Placido D'Souza
Just learnt that Sushila D'Souza, wife of former Indian ambassador (and Goanetter) Placido D'Souza of Anjuna/Poona, passed away yesterday, July 17, in a New York hospital, after a brief illness. An announcement said the funeral will be tomorrow. The family will receive friends at Frank E. Campbell, The Funeral Chapel 1076 Madison Ave, At 81 Street, New York, NY 212-288-3500 1 pm to 3pm. Church service at 4pm at Holy Rosary Church, 365 Undercliff Ave, Edgewater, New Jersey 201-945-6329 In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations in her memory be sent via PayPal to dsouza...@gmail.com. Donations will be forwarded to her favorite charities in India. Sushila is the mum of Jacinta Sequeira and Lucia D'Souza -- two very early Goanetters (mid-1990s) whom I met on a recent visit to Goa -- and Francisco D'Souza and Maria D'Souza Walters. My condolences -- personal and on behalf of Goanet -- to the family.
[Goanet-News] Konkani plans... Wikipedia
Konkani goes global on Wiki Published: Friday, Jul 8, 2011, 8:00 IST By *M Raghuram* | Place: Mangalore | Agency: DNA For the first time, the world will hear Konkani, the language spoken by people in the coastal states of Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. And it will be heard at ‘Wikimania’ — world conference on language interface and web media organised by the Wikipedia group at Haifa in Israel starting on August 2. Thanks to the research done on ‘inter-script transliteration programme’ by the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation at the World Konkani Centre, experts around the world can now have a glimpse of the rich literature, traditions, music, theatre and culture of Konkani people. “For the first time Konkani will break away from the barriers of scripts, which will give it a universal acceptance,” said Vaman Shenoy, director, Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation Basti. The two Konkani scholars, Gurudutt Buntwalkar and Hariprasad Nadig, conceptualised this new ‘Inter-script Transliteration Programme’ in the ‘plug in’ version. In an exclusive preview to *DNA *Gurudutt said “Usage of multiple scripts in Konkani language has hindered sharing of knowledge between the communities. With the advent of Internet, technology has enabled an accessible knowledge sharing platform for Indian languages through Unicode.” Like any language Konkani also had its share of conflicts over the script. “This new research initiative will end all that confusions,” said Gurudutt. * * * ADDING SOME DETAILS--FN Guru Baliga gurubal...@gmail.com mentioned that they are organising a Workshop on 18th July 2011, at World Konkani Centre, Mangalore. Baliga wrote to me saying, We are also involving some techies from Infosys this time. Besides, he along with H.P. Nadig of the Kannada Wikipedia had submitted a paper for Wikimania 2011 and it got accepted for the presentation at Wikimania, Haifa, Israel. More information on this http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Interscript_Transliteration_A_Case_for_Konkani_Language or http://bit.ly/jczTRl They plan to conduct a series of Wiki Academies in colleges for the promotion of Konkani Wikipedia this year. We will plan for this aspect also on the sidelines of a Technical Session at the workshop, he said. FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org On 9 July 2011 10:52, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: For the first time, the world will hear Konkani, the language spoken by people in the coastal states of Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. And it will be heard at ‘Wikimania’ — world conference on language interface and web media organised by the Wikipedia group at Haifa in Israel starting on August 2. Thanks to the research done on ‘inter-script transliteration programme’ by the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation at the World Konkani Centre, experts around the world can now have a glimpse of the rich literature, traditions, music, theatre and culture of Konkani people. “For the first time Konkani will break away from the barriers of scripts, which will give it a universal acceptance,” said Vaman Shenoy, director, Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation Basti. The two Konkani scholars, Gurudutt Buntwalkar and Hariprasad Nadig, conceptualised this new ‘Inter-script Transliteration Programme’ in the ‘plug in’ version. In an exclusive preview to *DNA *Gurudutt said “Usage of multiple scripts in Konkani language has hindered sharing of knowledge between the communities. With the advent of Internet, technology has enabled an accessible knowledge sharing platform for Indian languages through Unicode.” Like any language Konkani also had its share of conflicts over the script. “This new research initiative will end all that confusions,” said Gurudutt. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_konkani-goes-global-on-wiki_1563471
[Goanet-News] Humour writer George Menezes to speak at the Goa Book Club, June 29, 2011
HUMOUR WRITER GEORGE MENEZES TO SPEAK AT GOA BOOK CLUB, JUNE 29 --- Columnist, writer and author George Menezes is to speak about his work and the writing craft at the Goa Book Club, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 5 pm. The club meets at Broadway Book Centre, near Caculo Traffic Island, 18th June Road. Jug Suraiya once wrote: George Menezes so skillfully blends humour and philosophical insights that one wonders why anyone should have thought they were any different. Menezes was a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force, and later had a diplomatic assignment with the Indian Embassy in Paris. He was also liaison officer to Jawaharlal Nehru on his visit to Europe, Director Personnel of Hoechst Pharmaceuticals, and associate director of the Xavier Institute of Management. He has been a consultant in human resources to the top 20 industrial and service organisations in the country. He writes regularly for the Times of India. Earlier, his writing and columns featured in the Debonair, the Midday and the Indian Express entitled By George and he now writes Sugar and Spice for Goa Today. Menezes has published three books -- Pardon your Middle is Showing; and One Sip at a Time; and Sugar and Spice. He received a life-time award for his outstanding contribution to journalism especially for humour and the upholding of human values Menezes has been a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the highest lay advisory body to the Pope from 1985-1990; Member of the Asian Bishop's Think Tank for 4 years; Member of the BJP's National Executive at Mr Vajpayee's personal invitation. He has been named by the Times of India as one of eight persons who have made a difference to the Western Surburbs of Mumbai. He speaks French, German, Portuguese and several Indian languages. This programme is open to all. Membership to the Goa Book Club is at http://bit.ly/lKVMTj George Menezes can be contacted via email at writer.geo...@gmail.com, and his website is http://georgemenace.com/ ENDS -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha THIS SPACE IS F.R.E.E. TO ADVERTISE A GOOD CAUSE! Poetry in lyrics: Sun Jul 17, 2011 at Goa http://bit.ly/l9AMvR
[Goanet-News] DIASPORA: An early Goan editor... in Ceylon
Armand de Souza From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Armand de Souza (29 October, 1874 – 1921) was a Ceylonese newspaper editor and democratic activist. He was father of Senator Doric de Souza of the LSSP (the Lanka Sama Samaja Pakshaya, Sri Lanka’s Trotskyist party) and Torismund de Souza, Editor of the Times, as well as Aleric and Lena who both died early. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Journalistic Career 3 Writings 4 Death 5 References [edit]Early life De Souza was born in Assagaum, Goa, to an ancient Roman Catholic family belonging to the Saraswat Brahman community. He was the tenth descendant of Roulu Camotin who had converted to Catholicism at the point of the sword in 1537, changing his name to Diego de Souza at his baptism. Armand de Souza was the son of a famous advocate, Antonio Narcisso Vasconcellos de Souza, himself the son of a famous advocate and Latin scholar, Antonio José de Souza.[1] Orphaned at a young age, he was left in the care of an aged grandmother who arranged that the boy’s uncle, Dr Lisboa Pinto, should adopt him.[2] Dr Lisboa Pinto, the Honorary Consul of the United States in the Colony of Ceylon,[3] enrolled the fifteen year old de Souza at the Royal College. Principal John Harward of Royal College encouraged de Souza’s passion for history and English literature. De Souza cut his editorial teeth as the editor of the Royal College Magazine. At school he was known for his writing and oratory.[4] De Souza was expected to be called to the Bar in the family tradition, but he fell out with his uncle and made his own way in life. [5] [edit]Journalistic Career De Souza received his journalistic training at the Times of Ceylon where he was a highly valued member during his eight years of service. He moved to the Standard because he disagreed with the editor of the Times of Ceylon, Mr Roles, on public issues. He founded the Morning Leader in July 1907, but as he was only thirty-three years old he took on the role of Chief Reporter and Sub-Editor, leaving the Chief Editor's position to Mr. J. T. Blazé. However the proprietors soon insisted that De Souza should take over, replacing Mr Blazé’s gentler prose with his forceful rhetoric. [6] Over five years “he brought about a renaissance among the different communities in regards to matters social, political and intellectual. He was greatly responsible for the national awakening among the different classes and communities of the permanent population of the island…..to a very large extent to the awakening of the Singhalese in particular”. [7] Through editorial advocacy for constitutional reform he secured for the people of Ceylon the right to elect four members (including one ‘Educated Ceylonese Member' to the Legislative Council that had from its inception on 22 May 1834 to 15 November 1911 consisted merely of official and appointed members. He then fought for the election of all unofficial members according to constituencies and for an unofficial majority in the Legislative Council.[8] [9] He was opposed to racial representation in the Legislative Council and to the representation of the two major races respectively by two families over several generations. In 1914 De Souza was indicted for writing an editorial entitled “Justice at Nuwara Eliya” that suggested that Thomas Arthur Hodson was sympathetic to the views of the constabulary when he tried cases as District Judge and Police Magistrate.[10] He was represented by Mr Bawa K.C. before a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court(Renton, Pereira and De Sampayo) that sentenced him to one month simple imprisonment, reportedly without a proper hearing. The result was that there was a huge public protest. The Hon. Harry Creasy wrote to the press that “[i]t is as important to every man and woman in this colony that the Press should have full liberty to criticise and praise or condemn the actions of the government and all public officers as it is that the Courts should sternly repress any undue license in such criticisms or condemnations”. [11] The Press joined in to support De Souza. After six days in his cell, De Souza was released by order of Sir Robert Chalmers, the Governor. He was led from the prison in a chariot, by a grateful people, to much public clamour. [edit]Writings De Souza documented the race riots in Ceylon in 1915 in a book entitled Hundred days: Ceylon under martial law in 1915. This book is in the library of Leonard Woolf, now in the Washington State University Libraries special collection.[12] [edit]Death De Souza died of enteric at the age of 47 in 1921. Among those who wrote tributes and appreciations after de Souza’s death was the Revd. A. G. Fraser, Principal of Trinity College, Kandy. His piece that appeared in the Morning Leader on 18 May 1921 is reproduced below in full. “The news of Mr Armand de Souza’s death came as a great shock, for I had not even known he was ill. I believe Ceylon could hardly have had a greater loss. Few realise how much he did for us
[Goanet-News] I love my xit koddi ... and Konkani : Basilo Magno's birthday
Just heard via cyberspace and Rohan of ExoticGoa [http://www.exoticgoa.co.in] that it's the birthday of Basilio Magno [basil...@adinet.com.uy]. Rohan wrote: Basilio Magno is a journalist-songwriter and a very close friend of mine- celebrating his 90's today. Basilio Magno has composed the first World Goa Day Anthem. SOURCE: http://on.fb.me/jJSNLr TUNE IN to Basilio Magno's Proud to be Goan http://www.exoticgoa.co.in/Proud2bGoan.mp3 * * * MORE ON HIS WORK: A Day in Goa (Ek Dis Goy'am) * Folk operetta in English and Konkani Basilio Magno, Frankfurt/m 1978. Songs include The Rock of Portugal, Heut ist Sontag (Sunday's A Day for Pray'r), Happy Birthday Jesus (Grüss Dich Jesus), Mog Mog Mog (Come, Love, Come), White Girl Valerie, Meu Portugal. Magno has been active on in cyberspace for quite some time now, and he is the man behind the Proud To Be A Goan [http://www.exoticgoa.co.in/Proud2bGoan.mp3] song, that has become an unofficial anthem of sorts for diaspora communities scattered across the globe. -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] Old Goa photos: African students en route to the US (courtesy Luis Assis Correia)
African students en route to the US Nairobi, September 1959: At the Goa-managed Equatorial Travels, Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (August 15, 1930 - July 5, 1969) and Luis de Assis Correia, co-founders of Africa-America Foundation, Kenya, flanked by some of the 81 students en route to the USA on the first charter flight airlift from Embakasi Airport, Nairobi to Idlewild Airport New York. John F. Kennedy International Airport was originally known as Idlewild Airport (IATA: IDL, ICAO: KIDL, FAA LID: IDL) after the Idlewild Golf Course that it displaced. One of the beneficiaries of the airlift was a then 23 years old Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1936-24 November 1982) seen in the photograph on the extreme right in a suit dark and glasses. Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. married whist still at college in Hawaii and became the father of Barak Obama Jr, the future President of United States of America. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/5485975755/in/set-72157626168132960 Royal Agricultural Show 1964: Photo showing the President Jomo Kenyatta accompanied by Ronald Ngala, ex-President of the Kenya Aftican Democratic Union (KADU), on his visit to the Kenya Maize Marketing Board prizewinning stand designed by Hillary Correia of Kenya Designers. [Kenya Designers, the Design Company set up by Luis de Assis Correia and Hillary Correia in 1962.] The President and his entourage was welcomed by Dunford Hall of Dunford Hall Partners, PR Consultants for the Kenya Maize Marketing Board and Hillary Correia. Photo courtesy Luis Assis Correia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/5769046952/in/photostream Dr. Euclid de Souza, vice-president of Goan Overseas Association, Joseph Anthony Zuzarte Murumbi, Foreign Minister, Kenya, Luis de AssisCorreia, Pio Gama Pinto MP Kenya and Rosario Gama Pinto at a Barclays Bank, Nairobi sundowner in 1964. Photo from the collection of Luis Assis Correia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/5769043474/in/photostream IN UGANDA: Rita Faria, Miss World 1966, on arrival at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. Seen in the photo are James Bwoji Director of Programmes Uganda Television and Sam Odaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in President Milton Obote's Cabinet, and Luis de Assis Correia, Secretary of Miss Uganda for Miss World. From the archives of Luis Assis Correia (Velim/Benaulim/UK). http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/5485972991/in/set-72157626168132960/ SHARE your old photos in cyberspace, keep those memories alive. Send as attachment to f...@goa-india.org FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org
[Goanet-News] Author Jerry Pinto to speak at Goa Book Club meet (May 26, 2011, Thursday)
AUTHOR JERRY PINTO TO SPEAK AT GOA BOOK CLUB MEET Jerry Pinto [http://www.jerry.pinto], the prominent Mumbai-based author and journalist, will be a special speaker at the Goa Book Club meet on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Panjim. The meet will be held at Broadway Book Centre, on 18th June Road, from 5 pm onwards. Pinto (b. 1966) has worked with the Times of India, edited the travel dotcom traveljini.com, was executive editor of Man's World, into corporate communications, and consulted with Man's World magazine and Time Out Mumbai (as Editor, Special Projects). He is the author of many well-received books. Currently, he is a freelance writer and editor, and contributes to several national newspapers and magazines including The Art India Magazine, Femina, Verve, The Times of India, Outlook Traveller. He is also a commissioning editor for Penguin India. His books include Surviving Women, (Penguin India, 2000), a quirky self-help manual for the Confused Indian Male who needs to deal with the Focussed Indian Female; Asylum and Other Poems (Allied Publications, 2004); Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb (Penguin India, 2006) which examines the role of a Franco-Burmese dancing sensation who became Bollywood's best-known vamp for an incredible 30 years; and A Bear for Felicia (Puffin, 2008). He has also a authored Bollywood Posters (India Book House, 2008), a coffee table book on Bollywood's posters; Mowgli and the Bear Cub (Disney, 2011), a reworking of the Jungle Book, in which Mowgli helps to rescue a bear cub who is about to be sold to work the roads as a performing animal; and Bombay, Meri Jaan (Penguin India, 2003). The last titled, authored with Naresh Fernandes, is a collection of writings about Mumbai. Confronting Love (Penguin India, 2005), with Arundhathi Subramaniam, is an anthology of poems by Indian writers in English dealing with love. Tracing his roots to the Bardez village of Moira, Pinto's Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa (Penguin India, 2006), is a well-received anthology and a companion volume to Bombay, Meri Jaan. It includes writing on Goa by William Dalrymple, Richard Burton, Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. Talk of the Town (Puffin, 2008) with Rahul Srivastava, includes brief biographies of twelve Indian towns and cities. Leela's Quilt; A Life in Pictures (Penguin/Viking, 2010), is on the life of Leela Naidu. His essays have also been widely published and range from subjects such as Banaras; the pressures to marry; Saadat Hassan Manto and his Bollywood journalism; Bollywood; funny short stories; flamingos of Mumbai; the Indian sloth bear; writings on Bollywood; the state of Maharashtra's schools; among others. He is honorary secretary of MelJol, a non-governmental organisation, which has started a savings scheme for tribal and rural children in Maharashtra and a member of the Mumbai Poetry Circle. Contacts for Jerry Pinto are, email: jeronimopi...@gmail.com and mobile: 9821731664. Website: www.jerrypinto.com Goa Book Club meets each month and is co-hosted by the alternative publishers Goa,1556 and premier local booksellers Broadways. Membership is open, and it conducts online discussions at http://bit.ly/lKVMTj ENDS -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) Goa books http://bit.ly/lMEnDC The Last Prabhu http://bit.ly/ipO3Mn Some covers http://bit.ly/k5DqCD Library shift http://bit.ly/lGWqUh Margao titles http://bit.ly/kjeWNC Anti-colonial cousins http://bit.ly/kar4xu A Konkani dictionary, 5 inches thick http://bit.ly/m0G4sj
[Goanet-News] Goa-related books... in Margao
Some Goa-related books which I picked up from the Golden Heart Emporium (near GPO, Margao) just last evening, for my collection: * KONKANI FOLK TALES, Retold by Olivinho Gomes. NBT, 2007, reprint 2008. ISBN 978-81-237-5083-5. Great VFM (value for money) at Rs 75 only for a 232 page book. (Today, books in India, paperback ones, are roughly priced at one rupee a page.) Grab it if you can. Not easily available, perhaps because NBT commissions work out very low on their low-priced books! * LANDMARKS OF GOA'S LIBERATION. A Goan Observer Tribute. ISBN 978-81-89837-08-2. Rs 150 . Pp 82. 2010. Somehow I had not seen this book earlier, or did not know where to find it. * WORLD OF BIRDS. By Anthony Carvalho. By Anthony Carvalho. 78pp. Rs 45. nd. Interesting listing of birds of Goa. Originally in Romi Konkani, translated. Probably have a copy of this book, but no problem in having an extra one, specially since it is a self-published book and these can soon turn hard to locate. * KALEIDOSCOPE OF WOMEN IN GOA. Fatima da Silva Gracias. Pp 166. ISBN 81-7022-591-4. Rs 250. This study provides a picture of the life styles of women both Christian and non-Christian in Goa (a tiny state in the west coast of India) during Portuguese rule. This is for a member of the Goa Book Club who requested a copy! * FRANCISCO LUIS GOMES. By Olivinho JF Gomes. Rs 90. ISBN 978-81-237-5801-5. Pp 260. Another interesting NBT book! Published posthumously after the untimely death of former acting Goa University vice chancellor and prolific writer Dr Olivinho Gomes. FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Books from Goa http://bit.ly/kxRUBC
[Goanet-News] Kala Academy programmes * Nov 8 to 14, 2008
--- Kala Academy programmes Nov 8 to 14, 2008 --- Nov 6-8: 10 am to 11.30 pm Darya Sangam Lane No.3,4 AR Foyer Area Dinanath Mangueshkar Kala Mandir, Art Gallery and Meeting Room (10 am to 7.30 pm) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees Nov 8: 7 pm to 10.30 pm Open Air Auditorium Antonio M. Araujo Tiatr Vontt Lagi Kaliz Pois Ticketed Nov 9: 10 am to 2 pm: DMKM MIL MEL NEL Production All Goa Konkani Solo Singing Competition Ticketed Nov 9: 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm DMKM Mariano Fernandes Tiatr Soglim Sopnam Gupit Ticketed Nov 9: 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm DMKM Agostinho Temudo Tiatr Police Ticketed Nov 9: 5 pm to 9.30 pm OAA Ravindra P. Chari Fusion Musical Programme Free Nov 9: 10 am to 7.30 pm A.Gallery KA-West Zone Cultural Centre Painting Exhibition Free Nov 10: 6 pm to 10 pm DMKM Gomantak Pvt. Ltd. Audio Visual Programme Free Nov 10: 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm OAA Consulate General of Portugal Portuguese Folk Programme Passes Nov 10: 10 am to 7.30 pm Art Gallery KA-West Zone Cultural Centre Painting Exhibition Free Nov 10: 10 am to 7.30 pm Jetty Prashant Later Film Shooting Invitees Nov 11: 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm DMKM M. Menezes Tiatr Nagin Ticketed Nov 11: 6 pm to 8 pm Black Box KA-PDS Swarangan Free Nov 11: 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm OAA Joaquim Monteiro Tiatr Tumchea Hatant Assa Ticketed Nov 11: 10 am to 7.30 pm Art Gallery KA-West Zone Cultural Centre Painting Exhibition Free Nov 12: 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm DMKM Jacob Fernandes Tiatr Ami Chuklim Ticketed Nov 12: 10 am to 7.30 pm Art Gallery KA-West Zone Cultural Centre Painting Exhibition Free Nov 13: 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm DMKM Consulate General of Portugal Musical Programme, Fados Passes Nov 13: 10 am to 7.30 pm Art Gallery KA-West Zone Cultural Centre Painting Exhibition Free Nov 14: 4 pm to 7.30 pm DMKM Priyanka Rane Childern Dance Programme Free Nov 14: 7 pm to 11 pm OAA Socorro Fernandes Tiatr Hanv Porot Ietelim Ticketed Nov 14: 10 am to 7.30 pm Art Gallery Meghamala A. Chanekar Painting Exhibition Free Nov 14: 8 am to 12 noon Lane No 4 Directorate of Health Service World Diabetes Day Free -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ MORE UPDATES http://groups.google.com/group/whazzupgoa?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com
Nov 6: * Karoke at Martin's Corner * Nelson Leo perform together at Souza Lobo * Uma Shankar at Vainguinim Valley * Brazilian chef serves you at Fusion * Sheer Retro at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 7: * Movie release: Quantum of Solace * Trio to entertain you at Infantaria * Risano duo band at Vainguinim Valley * Trio Orlando at Alfama * Hindi bollywood karaoke at Appetite * Newton and Nezz at Fishermen's Wharf Nov 8: * Cotta Family performs at the Taj * 70s music at Cavala * Fortes Trio with nightingale Lulu at Fisherman's Wharf * Solo singer Renny at Vainguinim Valley Nov 9: * i-League: Sesa FA vs Versao Pale SC at Duler * Indo-Western music at Vainguinim Valley * Bullet Fire dancers at Neil's Cabana Nov 10: * Live music, Herman at Ruffles Bar Restaurant * Goan evening at Laranja Nov 11: * i-League: Raia SC vs Vasco SC at Tilak * David entertains at Ruffles Nov 12: * I-League: Dempo SC vs Churchill Bros SC at Duler * I-League: Sporting Clube de Goa vs Salgaocar at Tilak * Poolside barbeque at Nova Goa Nov 13: * Dine and dance at Sea Pebbels * Tava nite at Goan Heritage Nov 14: * Movie release: Dostana at Inox and Osia * Consumer Shoppee at Campal Ground, Panjim * Beach barbeque at Laranja Nov 15: * Jive to music of DJ Wayne, Party Zone * Stanley at O'Coqueiro * Cotta Family performs at Taj Holiday Vilalge Nov 16: * Bal Mela 2008 workshop at Big Foot Art Gallery * Karaoke with DJ Tony at Cafe Mambo Nov 17: * Mario Serenadors at Taj Holiday Village Nov 18: * Karaoke at Bom Sucesso * Amazing Duo at Alfama Nov 19: * Jason and Sylvia dance classes, * Mid-week chillout at Cavala Nov 20: * Uma Shankar performs at Vainguinim Valley Nov 21: * DJ Jai and Emanuel at Joel's Bogmalo * Fusion at Such n Such Nov 22: * 39th Intl Film Festival of India, 2008 * 70s music at Cavala * Varsha at Taverna * Fortes Trio with Lulu at the Fisherman's Wharf Nov 23: * All Goa Konkani Drama Contest * DJ nite at Club Tito * Open barbeque at Zaddesh Resort * Seby Wings at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 24: * Lui at Britto's Nov 25: * Exhibits of sculptures and paintings by Dr Suhas Shilker * Aggi on saxophone at Pentagon Nov 26: * I-League: Churchill Bros vs. Sporting Clube de Goa at Duler * I-League: Salgaocar SC vs Dempo SC at Tilak * Vasco SC vs Sesa FA at Duler * I-League: Velsao Pale SC vs Raia SC at Tilak Nov 27: * Karaoke at Britto's * Indian evening at Laranja Nov 28: * Music at Souza Lobo * Jam up with Orlando at Alfama * Live trance at Butter Lounge Nov 29: * Herman at Infantaria * UEFA football, watch at Such 'n' Such Nov 30: * Weekend at Duke's * Mangolian Grill at Neil's Cabana. More details probably at http://www.findall-goa.com Updates also at: http://groups.google.com/group/whazzupgoa
[Goanet-News] At the Kala Academy... early November
KALA ACADEMY GOA 01.11.082.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. DMKMKA-PDS 33rd Konkani Drama Competition Khainchekade kaai Na Ticketed 7.00 p.m. 01.11.085.00 p.m.to 9.00 p.m. B.Box Kamat Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. Self Help Workshop Ticketed 01.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. A.Gallery Mrs. Riki Shah Painting Exhibition Free 02.11.0810.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. DMKM Rotary Club of Porvorim Marathi Drama Final Draft Ticketed 02.11.083.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. DMKM Roseferns Tiatr Maka Zabab Zai Ticketed 02.11.087.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. DMKM M. Menezes Tiatr NAGIN Ticketed 02.11.085.00 p.m.to 9.00 p.m. B.Box Kamat Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. Self Help Workshop Ticketed 02.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. A.Gallery Mrs. Riki Shah Painting Exhibition Free 03.11.082.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. DMKM KA-PDS 33rd Konkani Drama Competition Sun Saibaa Sun Ticketed7.00 p.m. 03.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. A.Gallery Mrs. Riki Shah Painting Exhibition Free 03.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. M. Room The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 04.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. M. Room The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 05.11.0810.00 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.DMKM KA-PDS Marathi Rangbhoomi Din Free 05.11.086.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. O A A Stella Maris Chapel Tiatr NATTOK Ticketed 05.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. M. Room The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 22 06.11.0810.00 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.DMKM The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 06.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. B.Box The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 06.11.086.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. O A A Kala Chetana Volvai Konkani Drama O Bai Ticketed 06.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m A.Gallery The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 06.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. M. Room The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 06.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. F. Area The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 07.11.0810.00 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.DMKM The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 07.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. M. Room The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 07.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. F. Area The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees 07.11.0810.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. A.Gallery The Institute of Company Secretaries of India National Convention Invitees -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Rui Lobo... the man and his music
My friend, IIT-educated engineer Rui Lobo of Altinho, Panjim has been releasing some of his Konkani renderings in cyberspace, via the sharable CreativeCommons license See: http://ilike.com/artist/search?artist_qp=Rui+Lobox=0y=0 If you like his work, please send feedback to encourage this efforts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My view is that Goan musicians could do with more visibility in cyberspace. Short musical bio: As far as music is concerned, Rui Lobo plays guitar and mentors students in music. He holds a licentiate diploma in guitar performance from the Trinity College of Music International Examination Board (LTCL). He was a founder of GGG - Guitar Guild Goa, a music society that looks beyond guitar. He has performed solo guitar at various concerts, churches, festivals and commemorative occassions. Now (Oct 2008), he's all set to take off is his six member guitar ensemble called AGOG - Agogic Guitar Orchestra of Goa. A couple of photos of Rui Lobo by Joel D'Souza: http://flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2989034336/ http://flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2988178665/ [Please click on all-sizes for larger photos] And another from me: http://flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2989030074/ Regards and good wishes. If you know of any other interesting Konkani sharable music online, please pass on the links... FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Some music... from Goa
Please visit some interesting guitar stuff here... (Konkani, mandos, fado and more). All from Goa, in fact from someone who was trained to be an engineer in the IIT: http://www.ilike.com/artist/Music+from+Goa -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Nandinho … the rough cut
Nandinho … the rough cut Thanks to my priest-musician friend Joaquim Loiola Pereira, I got a copy of of Saudades do Nandinho just this evening. Have been tuned into it for the last hundred minutes or so… and did it bring back memories! The Sixties were a strange time in Goa. My family had returned home (from Brazil) just then. But they soon realised that their home they had returned to, was a confusing and fast-changing place. Jobs were scarce. Electricity was still to reach the villages, including ours! Bizarre things (still largely uncomprehensible) were happening on the political front. It was in those times that Nandinho grew up. He passed away, untimely and in his early fifties in July 2007. In between, he was one of the powerful voices (and skilled strummers) of a generation. A generation born in Portuguese Goa, who saw 'their' language being eroded before their eyes, and then rebuilt in a museumised version when tourism grew here and needed an experience of The Exotic after the 1980s. A year later after his death, a collection of his MP3s were put together. I didn't know Nandinho Lobato de Faria in real-life. But one had heard his name a great deal. A search in cyberspace yields hardly any hits. This one, an obituary mention, is from Joel de Souza's Newsclips of 2007 July: 24 July: Panjim: FERNANDO LOBATO DE FARIA (NANDINHO): Son of Alfred/late Luiza, Husband of Matildes, brother of Fatima/late Manecas, Mena/John, son-in-law of Santana/late Carmita Pacheco, brother-in-law of Anthony/Ivy, late Cyril and Elvis. Matildes (also the sister of the late student-activist Cyril Pacheco, another friend, who died untimely due to malaria), put together this set of MP3s. It has some 36 numbers, 19 solos and the rest with the bands he performed with) was keen to pay some kind of tribute to him. I think it's a very nice idea. If only if it could be heard by more people who listened to Nandinho in real life. Cyberspace could help! Surely someone who knew Nandinho better could correct the details here, add to them, or even share the music he created. (Any recordings out there? His family is keen to bring them all together.) His widow collated the music from a range of places. So, some recordings show up this reality. 'Saudades do Nandinho' (for private circulation only) is a kind of rough-cut but very nostalgic recording of Nandinho's music. You can hear instructions being shouted across to the band sometimes, which, I think, lends to the authenticity. The solo numbers include: Todo Acabou, Jambalahiah (instrumental), Delailah, Rosa Rosita, Disco Voador, La Bamba, Last Thing On My Mind, Maezinha, Manha de Carnival, Portuguese Medley, Minha Terra, Kangassera, Nao Precisa Brigar, Quem Disse Quem Nao, San Joao, Saudades, Black Is Black and two other numbers. With the bands, Nandinho is part of the performances of Anoche, Autumn Leaves, Blue Spanish Eyes (a song that unfailingly reminds me of my late mum's singing with her school-mate Marjorie Aguiar accompanying on the piano, on All India Radio, Goa in the 1960s ... or 1970s), Cavalo, Carribbean Medley, Hava-na-gila, Just Say I Love Her, Love Story, Manha de Carnaval, Maria Isabel, Cavalo, Mustaffa, Quando Quando Quando, Mando, That's a Song I'd Like to Sing, Maria Isabel and Hava na gila. It took me back to the 1960s… confusing times in Goa, specially for its Catholic population, caught in a change it was only too ill-equipped to cope with. Lovely bitter-sweet memories, as Nandinho sings those songs (which continued for some more decades, and probably in a smaller way, now too, in the Latin Quarter of Panjim, where Nandinho's home was close to where the Herald publishes from in recent years). Do add your comments... -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Some video links...
The James Hardley Chase ... of Konkani Bonaventura d'Pietro, Konkani writer from Anjuna, has come out with 18 books. He earned the sobriquet of the James Hardley Chase of Konkani for his tales of suspense and murder. The writer from Anjuna talks to FN about his work and difficulies, and smiles thinking back of how he faced them in those tough times. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=sZcYZnK9SSc The changing face of the Goa village Konkani poet Shashikant Punaji introduces his poem 'Mhozo Ganv'. In it he expresses the impact of urbanisation on the Goan village, and how all that has stopped. Somebody has buried a time-bomb in my village... The poetry is in the Pernem dialect of Konkani. The poet writes in Konkani, but takes the trouble to explain his work in English here. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVzfluvVqk Oh, the rains are here Konkani poet Shashikant Punaji reads and explains his poem on the charms of the Goan rains. Everyone here recalls times in living memory, when the rains were far more torrential and came in heavy showers. With global climate change fears, will we have only words to bequeath to the next generations? http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=q9vhcme7YHQ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Journos... in the news
RTI in Goa... and the media Lionel Messias, long-time journo in Goa and elsewhere, explains his experiences in deploying the Right to Information Act in Goa, to dig up the dirt... http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=NrP_X4OEi6U * * * Mario Cabral e Sa: On journalism, Goa and more (1/2) Prominent journalist from Goa, Mario Cabral e Sa talks out on many issues. (Part 1 of 2) Feedback: mariocabral_1 at yahoo.co.in Ph +91-832-2280028 or 2280695 or +91-93260 17655 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZ8Ige2k4E * * * Mario Cabral e Sa, on journalism, Goa and more... (Part II) Part 2/2 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5knMr3FWrTU -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Video :: Mario Cabral e Sa
Mario Cabral e Sa: On journalism, Goa and more (1/2) and (2/2) A prominent journalist who has written a lot about Goa since the 1960s (and before) talks about journalism, Goa and more... http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZ8Ige2k4E http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5knMr3FWrTU Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph +91-832-2280028 or 2280695 or +91-93260 17655 Prakash Kamat on the RTI Prakash Kamat was one of the journalists very actively involved in protests against draconian clauses of the 1997 Goa Right to Information Act. In this interview, he shares his views on the RTI subject, and how it has got shaped, and is (or is not) getting used by the media in Goa. He compares the Goa law to the 2005 Central (New Delhi) http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvTQnPDgog -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] DEATH: Sunny Lobo, retired musical director
DEATH: Francis Xavier Lobo (Sonny), 18 Nov 1910 to 8 Sept 2008. Retired musical director. Band leader of the Taj/Greens, Ambassador Hotels-Mumbai, Great Eastern Hotel, Calcutta and Oberoi Hotels, Calcutta and Delhi. Mass held for the soul of Sonny on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10 am at St Alex Church. Followed by prayers and blessing of the grave by his loving wife, children, grand children and great grand children and the D'Souza Family and all relatives and friends. Source: Navhind Times, Sept 9, 2008. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn
[Goanet-News] OFFTOPIC: The guitar goes Konkani... again
Rui Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] obliged on Friday evening with some very nice recordings -- Konkani, mando, classical and even a fado. Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha or directly at http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=zdbKV0j7r5g http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=tYwUbP8iqZ8 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=tTv1KlC2RVc http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=fumJNYHrrmY Enjoy... and share! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news-goanet.org/attachments/20080908/782bbde5/attachment.htm
[Goanet-News] Green fields of Agassaim ...
The green fields of Agassaim make the backdrop for some interviews here: http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha Whom you'll see: * Pravin Sabnis of SEZs http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=S7NAjP-c040 * Miguel Braganza, on his Green Thumb column http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=o04wvDDNNOY * Pantelao Fernandes on his book '100 Goan Experiences' http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=n7loZho8Gis * Moving Images, a film society from Goa http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=pRtZdm_vQsA * Applause for the orchestra, March 4, 2008 performance With Goanetter Victor Rangel Ribeiro there too http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=vGuAAK9kgeo * Averell S. DeSouza of Mumbai, on the violin http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=z7-VTrN5BFU * The guitar goes Konkani http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=h6x9pVd356c * Classical... on the violin http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=03bx12QODYs * A Calcuttan on strings, in Goa http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu0cNF4m6hs * A lady on the violin http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZVfupMbFU Reach past and present uploads via http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn
[Goanet-News] Classical video links from Goa
Some classical-linked videos in Goa (thanks to the Guitar Guild Goa for making the same available, recorded in March 2008): Where east meets west... music in Goa 4:50 minutes The Goa State Symphony 8:34 minutes Paying tribute to Goan musical talent 5:32 minutes All available via http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha or http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha Check the third video in particular. You could come across some familiar faces and names there... particularly of an early Goanetter (1994 vintage!) who is back in Goa, and playing a useful role here. The book on Goan music is available locally, and surely with the Guitar Guild Goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rgds, FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn Facebook: http://fnonfacebook.notlong.com
[Goanet-News] The guitar goes Konkani (some comments)...
http://in.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_commentsv=5nHm-7pSgK8 Tune in to the melody here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHm-7pSgK8 Adeus Korchea Vellar (The Time To Say Goodbye) is a very, very emotional song from the Konkani-region of Goa, an emigration-oriented area for generations, that has know the price of departure from a scenic, attractive yet poor-employing province. Played here by engineer-guitarist (IITian) Rui Lobo loborui at hotmail.com roquelazarus (4 days ago) very moving melody Rui PintoMusic (4 days ago) That was excellent! It is the first time I've ever heard a classical guitar interpretation of that mando. mostlybossa (2 days ago) Rui that was beautiful ! Your arrangement and playing were both wonderful ! ... loborui (1 day ago) Thanks Domingos. For those who dont know Domingos De Sousa is the President of GGG, and has put up lot of videos on youtube with fantastic renditons of mostly bossa tracks. rumpanuthabetha (2 days ago) Rui, that was a beautiful rendition of my favorite mando. Keep up the good music. Frederick, look forward to more video clips. Orlando Lobo -- -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Pls vote for SoftwareForKids here: http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/frmindex.html -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news-goanet.org/attachments/20080824/6219eace/attachment.htm
[Goanet-News] Running ... into some music
A SATURDAY evening, it was Riza's day out. At the end of her single-digit years, she's still terribly patient with her father and enjoys the work-outings. Which could mean anything from running along picking up computer hard-disks to repairing spectacles, and a whole lot of other mundane tasks. All these appear interesting to her, as long as it's in Panjim, as long as she's bribed with an ice-cream thrown in, and preferably there's a visit to her favourite Cafe Tato too. Just before the 8 pm deadline, when Panjim goes to sleep and tea-restaurants (like the otherwise-tolerant Cafe Prakash) close, I peeked into my engineer-musician friend Rui Lobo's office. It seemed open. A kid (more on him later) stood outside, on the ground floor door of the old colonial-time building at the corner near the municipal garden. Or what's left of it, in its poorly maintained state, and no friendly musical evenings. Rui wasn't in. But Roque was. Roque Lazarus [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a musician who's cybersavvy. Hence he was quick to take up my offer for a brief video interview. First, he played something in Konkani for me [1]. View the resultant videos below. Then, we spoke about his views on music, how musicians are doing in current day Goa, and how things are evolving here [2]. We even managed to squeeze in an interview with his student, a schoolboy by the name of Anthony Lopez, from the nearby village of Taleigao, who sang a soulful love-song called 'Sokalim' (By Morning) composed by his teacher [3]. The same young lad who was waiting outside. Roque has been in e-touch with me for some time now. He's one of the musicians here who's into the Net, perhaps because his age of 32 allows him to be one of those who grew up with these technologies. See the YouTube page of this former Don Bosco student [4]. For that matter, he's even linked up with MP3.com [5]. His music brought a smile to me, and its quaint quality (taking Goan traditions into the cyber age) pushed me into listening to it many times over. Check it out... [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8AppHIxsnY [2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=votdSF8L-2k [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmhFMZrWTGA [4] http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=roquelazarus [5] http://www.mp3.com/artist/roque-lazarus/summary/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com
[Goanet-News] Plants once sold will not be taken back....
Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 at Old GMC Building, Panjim. All welcome. Children's Day (with Bookworm) July 24 at 4.30 pm sharp. Interaction for children upto 15. Cartoons, comics and graphic novels -- Mario's medium analyzed July 25 at 5 pm. Three short films on Mario, discussion on artist and his medium. Featuring the first public appearance in Goa by Amruta Patil, the brilliant young graphic novelist (and Goa Art college graduate) whose recent comic book (or graphic novel), 'Kari' (Harper Collins) has received wide acclaim. July 26, a celebration of Mario Miranda, featuring an original play by the Mustard Seeds Arts Company (5pm) * * * Welcome to the homepage of the 2008 Goan International Mega-Convention being hosted at the Mississauga University of Toronto (UTM), July 23-27, 2008. http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php * * * Some paper-work related to the irritating task of making insurance payments took me to Mapusa. Since I woke unusually early (7.30 am) the day seemed longer, and I thought of taking up some other form of 'insurance' too -- buying some planting material for this monsoon. Pick up a mangium from Vikas Nursery, near Ticlo's Petrol Pump (on the Mapusa-Guirim road), my friend and Goanetter Miguel Braganza had told me some days ago. Acacia mangium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_mangium] is a perennial tree native to Australia and Asia. Common names for it include Black Wattle, Hickory Wattle and Mangium. Its uses include environmental management and wood. Acacia mangium grows up to 30m tall, often with a straight trunk. Acacia mangium has about 142,000 seeds/kg. This, I educated myself about via the Wikipedia. Basically, I wanted some shade tree, to shelter from the eastern summer sun ... In addition to the mangium, a helpful young lady at Vikas Nursery Farms and Research Centre (promising quality planting material) sold me two jackfruit eight inch grafts for Rs 50 each, two bimbli eight inch plants at Rs 30 each, and one jamb eight inch plant at Rs 40. For an investment of Rs 220 in all, one had a bagful of planting material, which Aren (a few days short of 5) found an interesting game to plant. He was thrilled with the idea that, if the plants' roots caught and they grew, he would one day be eating some tasty jack-fruits and more. Vikas is just one of the nurseries along the Mapusa-Guirim road. There are others in the region -- at Parra, Saligao -- and other parts of the state. Plant something if you can. This is the right time of the year. At Vikas, I ran into Mr and Mrs Pinto from Candolim, who came for a lookaround, and took one of those Laxmi Taru plants, now being promoted by priests like Father Inacio Almeida [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dtkd_Rhtg] Contacts for Vikas are as follows: HO Dhargal, Pernem Taluka, Goa 403513. Branches; Kalne, Porvorim and Margao. Phone +91-832-6522088 or +91-9225900994 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile +91-9225900992 or 9225900993 Interestingly, the firm gets some of its plans created and grafted (if I understood right) in nearby Maharashtra. It also converted a small field patch into its place for storing and selling planting material. Which only goes to show... it makes sense to depend on others (states, people, whatever) or even convert a small agriculture field, if the net gain benefits Goa and her greenery in this case. FN PS: On the receipt was a line which said, Plants once sold will not be taken back. Hence my choice of title. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha --- http://www.GOANET.org --- Tri Continental Film Festival 2008 July 25 - 30, 2008 Goa, India http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/ http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf ---
[Goanet-News] Books from Goa ... some options available
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada http://www.2008goanconvention.com --- If anyone would like to purchase (at cost + postage + packaging) a set of the following 'in print' books from Goa, do let me know. Recently I sent a package of these books to Bosco (in Canada) and it cost Rs 3650, all inclusive, air-mail ... registered and delivery in approx 15-20 days. Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - I Pangim (Vasco Pinho) Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - II Rise and Demise of Estado da India (Vasco Pinho) Lived Heritage, Shared Space - The Courtyard House of Goa (Angelo Costa Silveira) Of Umbrellas, Goddesses and Dreams (Robert S Newman) Sucessful Goan Home Wines (Edwin Saldanha) The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama (Sanjay Subrahmanyam) The Many Faces of Sundorem - Women in Goa (Dr Fatima Gracias) Masci - the Man Behind the Legend (Odette Mascarenhas) Parmal - Volume 6 (2007) Goa of Sun 'N Sand (Valerie Rodrigues) Times Food Guide 2008 To know more about these books, google for them. You should find details online. Actual costs may vary (a little, though not significantly, from the figure above), depending on postal rates, books and discounts available from booksellers. As far as I'm concerned, this is not a commercial service. Trying to see how we could leverage possibilities within the postal system, cyber-created communication possibilities, and the booming Goa book publishing scene (by linking it up with a potential diaspora market) to possibly create a win-win situation. --FN PS: It is only possible to send across 'in print' and 'easy to locate' books, for obvious reasons involving time and costs. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news-goanet.org/attachments/20080714/4b91b90e/attachment.htm
[Goanet-News] Contacto Goa... features from Goa in Portuguese
Check out RTPi's programmes here: http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155 FN PS: Thanks to Eddie Fernandes for the link. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] CONTROVERSY: Comment in Goan Observer
Rajan Narayan's Stray Thoughts (Goan Observer), May 31 to June 6, 2008 AND a few stray observations on the other hijacking of the week, namely the hijacking of the GBA by the saffron brigade. As we have repeatedly pointed out, the saffron brigade -- at the instigation of Manohar Parrikar -- has been conspiring to split the GBA. At recent meetings even before the Task Force submitted its interim report, the saffron brigade has been insisting that the GBA should walk out of the Task Force. After the Task Force report was released, suddenly the saffron brigade which had not show much interest in the GBA, started attending the meetings in large numbers to demand that GBA should reject the interim report of the Task Force. Taking advantage of the absence from Goa of the convenor, Dr Oscar Rebelo, the saffron brigade not only forced a resolution rejecting the interim report of the Task Force, but quickly shot off a letter to the chairman of the Task Force to that effect. The letter was signed by Sabina Martins even though it was earlier made very clear that any statements on behalf of GBA would only be made by th econvenor, Dr Oscar Rebello or the Secretary, Patricia Pinto. The saffron brigade bullied the other members who suggested that they should wait for Dr Oscar Rebelo to return. The Sangh Parivar has never been happy with the GBA since secular elements like Dr Oscar Rebelo and Shridhar Kamat have frustrated their designs to implement the Sangh Parivar agenda through the GBA. The hijacking of the GBA by the Sangh Parivar was aided and abetted by Ritu Prasad, who apparently has her own agenda. The ostensible reason for rejecting the interim report was that it has not followed the proper procedure. The Sangh Parivar was, for its own reasons, insisting that the GBA should compel the Task Force to put in place a consultative process whereby the village panchayats would be consulted. The secular elements, knowing how corrupt and politicized the panchayat bodies are, were in favour of seeking inputs of the gram sabhas rather than the panchayat after the basic land-use pattern was drawn up. SAFEGUARDS: The saffron brigade and its fellow travellers also were not willing to accept Appendix X of the interim report of the Task Force, which completely neutralizes the absolute discretionary power conferred on the government by the amendment to the TCP Act, which excluded central and state government projects from the purview of the Regional Plan 2021. I personally believe that Digambar Kamat, the Chief Minister who is also the Chairman of the Task Force, inadvertently abetted the Sangh Parivar brigade within the GBA by refusing to give firm assurances that Appendix X of the interim report of the Task Force would be implemented through a further amendment to the TCP. The Sangh Parivar brigade who hurriedly bullied the others into passing a resolution rejecting the Task Force report in the absence of the convenor also claims that some critical paragraphs in the draft shown to the GBA relating to consultations with grassroots level bodies was dropped in the final report. But surely if this is true, it is the fault of Ritu Prasad, who was the only technical qualified person representing the GBA at Task Force meetings. An angry and anguished Dr Oscar Rebello, the convenor of the GBA, has rightly rejected the stand taken by co-convenor, Sabina Martins, and others at the meeting of the GBA held in his absence on Monday, May 26. Dr Oscar Rebelo has reiterated that he stands by the Task Force report. Which virtually amounts to rejection of the letter sent by the co-convenor, Sabina Martins, claiming that the GBA had rejected the Task Force report. Considering that it is Oscar Rebelo and not Sabina Martins who is the convenor and the fact that the co-convenor for South Goa, Shridhar Kamat, is also not a party to the decision to reject the interim report of the Task Force, it is clear that Sabina's letter has no validity. The saddest part of it all is that the pre-emptive action of the Sangh Parivar brigade taken without consulting the convenor has eroded if not destroyed the credibility of the GBA. It is clear that the convenor, Dr Oscar Rebelo, and the co-convenor of the South, Shridhar Kamat, are on a collision course with the saffron brigade within the GBA and others who let themselves be bullied by the saffron brigade ENDS
[Goanet-News] Defining Goan Identity ... a literary approach (Donna J Young)
DEFINING GOAN IDENTITY: A LITERARY APPROACH by DONNA J. YOUNG ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML DEFINING GOAN IDENTITY: A LITERARY APPROACH. by. DONNA J. YOUNG. Under the Direction of David McCreery. ABSTRACT. This is an analysis of Goan identity ... http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11282005-162810/unrestricted/young_donna_j_200512_ma.pdf OR http://goanidentity.notlong.com [Thanks to Peter Nazareth for pointing to this study... --FN] -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490
[Goanet-News] Two jamul wine recipes from Goa
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- 5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest Promenade, D B Bandodkar Road, Panaji, Goa 16-18, May 2008 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073789.html --- Jamul Wine No 1 Jamul or Jamblan of many varieties are found in Goa. The fruit should be somewhat fleshy, about one inch or more in length, and 3/4 inch wide, outer skin very dark purple and the flesh wheish purple and a large seed inside. YOU WILL NEED: Five kgs ripe jamul or about 4 kgs jamul pupl without seeds. 3 kgs sugar 250 gms wheat 3 gms citric acid 6 litres water 10 gms yeast 4 gms KMS Pour boiling water on the fruit. When cool, mash it up and pick out the seeds. Add 2 gms KMS. Keep for 24 hours. Strain into fermentation jar, add one-and-half kgs sugar, quarter kg wheat, 3 gs citric acid and activate yeast. After eight days add the remaining 1-1/2 kg sugar. Continue fermentation for 12 days more. Stir every alternate day. After 21 days, let the wine rest for decantation for 48 hours and rack. Add two gms KMS and bottle. Mature for at least three months. * * * Jamul Wine No 2 (Goan traditional) The following is a traditional recipe as given to me. I feel it should be modified as explained in the note below: YOU WILL NEED: 1 kg sugar 12 kgs jamul, washed In a jar, place a layer of Jamul. Cover it with a layer of sugar, continue with a layer of jamul and sugar, until jamul and sugar are over. Cover the container well, but not too tightly. Keep this for 21 days. Mash up the fruit with the sugar. Strain the solids through a cloth. Keep it for two days to decant. Rack and bottle, this is strong syrupy wine. NOTE: As there is no yeast, sugar is not likely to be converted into alcohol, unless the yeast on the fruit is sufficient to do the job. SOURCE: Successful Goan Home Wines, by Edwin Saldanha, Rajhauns. 1995, reprint 1995. Now in second edition. Available in Panjim, etc. FOOTNOTE: Edwin Saldanha is a former teacher of Britto's, Mapusa, and Goanetter Kevin Saldanha's dad. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] BrieFNcounters: Goa and its books ... photography ... going back in time.
Turning a new page... for readers in Goa You thought the reading habit was dead in Goa? Khalil Ahmed thinks otherwise. And he's put his money where his views are, by building the largest bookshop in India's tiniest State. Book lovers appreciate the bargains he offers, while Khalil says Goans make fairly good readers. Don't judge a bookshop by its looks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtrpMR95yso * * * PHOTOGRAPHY: My life, my times... Thomas Vaz Thomas Vaz has been photographing Goa since the 1950s. Listen to him explain his art and work, and his times. Interviewed in May 2008, in Saligao by FN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-2iyfUBxaU * * * Another Goa... the images of Thomas Vaz Images from the work of Goa's prominent photographer Thomas Vaz, of Mapusa. Thomas began photographing Goa in the late 1950s! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTT0CRCtM5Y Videos are copyleft... feel free to reproduce for non-commercial purposes. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-news-goanet.org/attachments/20080515/93f632d5/attachment.htm
[Goanet-News] Pomburpa... a villagers' eye view (and a returned expat's too)
Pomburpa initiatives... what villages and expats can do This goes to show what a village can do, when it gets its act together. Pomburpa is a small village along the riverfront, in the Goa (India) subdistrict of Bardez. The video was made available by Mario Fernandes. http://youtube.com/watch?v=E421E5WBFqs coralmac Thanks for the memories. It is the place where I spent my early childhood days. Everyday during interval time from school, my friends and I ran to the spring to have a drink of water and to wash our hands and feet. It refreshed us a lot. Music, sports, a library ... where there's a will Mario Fernandes returned back from Leicester to Goa, and took on a number of local initiatives here. This is his story of what he sees Goa really needs -- basically developing people's skills (not just industrial growth, ugly real estate and meaningless costly government projects in the name of 'development') http://youtube.com/watch?v=q7u03sp1ITs -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
[Goanet-News] Seeking submissions: Goanet Reader
Dear all: We look forward to the opportunity to circulate your writing through our significant and appreciative readership, via the Goanet Reader network. Since this is a not-for-profit, unfunded venture, we cannot pay our writers. Instead, we offer them a readership of 12,000 ... and we encourage our readers to send in their feedback direct to the writers. What we are looking out for: * Any article related to Goa and her diaspora. * Issues which the writer has some experience or qualification to write about. * Neglected issues and themes related to Goa. * Articles which throw new insights into understanding Goa, or go counter to the traditionally accepted wisdom. * Articles of 1000 to 4000 words in length (space is not a problem, but the article should be readable and interesting, whatever its length). You do not need to be a professional writer to contribute to this slot. You could write just about any topic, provided it would be of interest to a wider audience. The language needs to be simple and non-technical, as we do not assume any specialist knowledge on the part of our readers. Currently, we are looking at the possibilities of converting select past Goanet Reader contributions into a book, so that the ideas expressed there can be easily accessed by readers in Goa who do not access cyberspace regularly. If anyone would like to support such a venture, kindly get in touch. To understand more about the type of articles we carry, please see http://goanetreader.notlong.com On behalf of Goanet Reader, FN -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org
[Goanet-news] Dark horse Digambar Kamat gets CM's slot in Congress-ruled Goa
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Dark horse Digambar Kamat gets CM's slot in Congress-ruled Goa FN Panaji (Goa), June 8: Goa's re-elected Congress' choice of Margao legislator Digambar Kamat as the chief minister of India's smallest state took all by surprise, with Kamat being the unexpected winner in a battle involving bigger players. Till late Thursday evening, it was thought that the OBC (other backward caste) Bhandari leader Ravi Naik was front-runner in the race, for which five-time former chief minister Pratapsing Rane was also seen by political watchers as a possibility. March 1954-born Kamat is a businessman and real-estate developer, and though he started his career in the Congress, till a couple of years ago he was the No 2 man in the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government in a Goa that has seen politicians repeatedly change sides. Kamat will be the 15th chief minister of the State of Goa, a status granted to this region in 1987. There were also three chief ministers of Goa when it was a union territory, between 1963 and 1987. A Science graduate, Kamat has been an MLA since 1994. His election as chief minister might have taken him too by surprise, as till the other day, advertorials in the local media put out by circles close to him had projected him as a leader of Amchem Madganv (our Margao, the South Goa headquarters town and commercial capital of Goa). Kamat claims the position of being Goa's longest serving power (electricity) minister. He has also held the mining and other portfolios. Like many politicians in Goa, he too is connected with sports -- particularly cricket and bandminton local bodies. In elections held on June 2 in Goa, the Congress and its NCP allies got 19 seats (16+3) in Goa's 40-seat assembly and the other main contending party, the BJP, got 14. BJP, having come so closer to power which it expected to seize, has already begun highlighting infighting and conflict for power within the Congress. Party leaders from Delhi were huddled with newly-elected legislators in Goa, trying to hammar out a choice for CM -- and also announcing at one stage that a decision had been left to the party leadership at New Delhi. The jostling reflects both individual attempts to seize power, and also party attempts to balance off pressures from various groups. Ravi Naik belongs to the Bhandari community, Rane is from a landed and dominant segment of the Marathas. Fortunately for the party, no senior leaders from the Catholic community got through this time to add to the number of claimants. Kamat takes over from Pratapsing Rane, a doughty member of an influential zamindar-type family from north eastern Sattari region of Goa. Rane himself served for five terms, and dominated politics here for the entire decade of the 1980s, without interruption. Ironically, Rane himself came to power in January 1980, after the then faction of the Congress, which had just won power, could not settle on two more-influential politicians -- Anant Narcinva Naik and Dr Wilfred de Souza. Kamat too takes over as the wholly unexpected dark-horse in the race. In February 2005, the departure of Kamat from the BJP -- at a time when that party lost power in New Delhi too -- brought the once seemingly-dominant party to its knees in Goa. BJP leaders and RSS campaigners had then rushed to his home to take stock of the situation, while his chief minister, Parrikar, also tried to work out things on the phone. Local political analysts had then said that the departure of the number two man in the Parrikar cabinet and the party's most loyal face in south Goa could come as a stunning blow to the BJP. BJP tried to pull Kamat back, but Kamat said he was free to take any decision. Kamat hails from the influential but small Saraswat Brahmin community, and becomes the second CM from there after Manohar Parrikar. This decision to select him reflects the complex tug-of-war nature of Goa's polity, attempts by political parties to weigh options among different groupings, and also the real-politik brought on by the josting for power among various senior politicians, all of whom feel they deserve the slot. Twelve of the 15 chief ministers of Goa spanned the state's instable decade of the 1990s. But citizens here have clamoured for President's Rule, at some stages, and not all forms of stable-government here has been appreciated, since some of it has been known for the controversial nature of its rule. Earlier chief ministers of Goa were Dayanand Bandodkar (Dec 1963 to Aug 1973), his daughter Shashikala Kakodkar (Aug 1973 to Apr 1979), and Pratapsing Rane (Jan 1980 to Mar 1990). CMs who served for shorter stints included Churchill Alemao (Mar 1990 to Apr 1990), Dr Luis Proto Barbosa (Apr 1990 to Dec
[Goanet-news] GOA ELECTIONS 2007: Final list of winners and losers...
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- [Figure near candidates name reflect votes received, and % of valid votes] 1: Mandrem-Goa No. of Electors 20602 Polling Stations 23 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age80.01 Parsekar Laxmikant (BJP) 585835.54% Khalap Ramakant (INC)414825.17% Manjrekar Shridhar (MGP) 254215.42% Sangeeta Gopal Parab Ind 194911.82% Palyekar Pradip D. Ind849 5.15% Devendra Deshprabhu Ind 679 4.12 Monteiro MeninoF UGDP 458 2.78% Total Valid Votes 16483 100.00% Lead Margin 1710 2: Pernem- Goa No. of Electors 19349 Polling Stations 24 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age80.69% Sopte Dayanand R (BJP) 727246.58% Deshprabhu Jitendra (INC)482730.92% Teli Apa (MGP) 287318.40% Gawandi Hanumant(ShivSena)249 1.59% Sanjay Krishnarao Prabhu Dessai Ind 183 1.17% Smita Bharat Petkar JDS 122 0.78% Asolkar Kishor (Ind) 86 0.55% Total Valid Votes 15612100.00 Lead Margin 2445 3: Dargalim- Goa No. of Electors 16345 Polling Stations 21 No. of Contestants 4 Polling %age79.67 Azgaonkar Manohar T(INC) 504938.77% Morajkar Vithu B (BJP) 427532.83% Parwar Kishor (MGP) 346526.61% KorgaonkarSakharam(RPI/A) 233 1.79% Total Valid Votes 13022 100.00 Lead Margin 774 4: Tivim- Goa No. of Electors27262 Polling Stations 25 No. of Contestants 8 Polling %age 72.48 Nilkanth Halarnkar (NCP)8768 44.37% Shet Tanawde SadanandBJP8444 42.73% Kandolkar Kiran Ind 1343 6.80% Goveia Ludovico SagradoSGF 541 2.74% Korgaonkar Indrakant D MGP 198 1.00% Salgaonkar Umesh Shivsena188 0.95% Bepari Lala Ind 173 0.88% Naik Vinayak Vithal JDS 105 0.53% Total Valid Votes 19760 100.00 Lead Margin 324 5-Mapusa- Goa No. of Electors28344 Polling Stations 27 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age 64.87 Francis D'Souza (BJP) 10104 54.95% Subhash G. Narvekar JDS 3258 17.72% Braganza Ryan NCP 2868 15.60% Shriodkar Kiran MH MGP 1198 6.52% Karekar Narayan S Ind690 3.75% Vernekar Prabhakar B Ind 158 0.86% Hasotikar Sudesh RPI(A) 111 0.60% Total Valid Votes 18387100.00% Lead Margin 6846 6-Siolim- Goa No. of Electors25674 Polling Stations 25 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age 70.21 Dayanand Mandrekar BJP 7402 41.07% Paliernkar Uday Ind5400 29.96% Marques Milton NCP 3845 21.33% Fernandes Dorothy SGF 903 5.01% Dabolkar Kiran MGP 223 1.24% Sawant Mukesh M. Ind172 0.95% Dhargalkar Nilesh Morto Ind 80 0.44% Total Valid Votes 18025 100.00 Lead Margin2002 Nagvenkar Anandrao N Ind144 0.66% Vishwanath Rohidas H JDS103 0.47% Vasudev Keshav Halarnkar MGP 97 0.45% Narvekar Umesh Suka Ind 57 0.26% Total Valid Votes 21754100 Lead Margin3034 [Seems to be some mistake in the listing above, but that was how I received it... probably a few extra lines] 7-Calangute- Goa No. of Electors 27826 Polling Stations 29 No. of Contestants4 Polling %age 70.08 Agnelo Fernandes INC 8319 42.66% Joseph Sequeira UGDP 5558 28.50% Malik Anjali
[Goanet-news] NEWS-GOA: Election counting gets underway
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Counting of votes gets underway in Goa FN PANAJI (Goa), June 5: Counting of votes in the Goa assembly elections got underway in Panjim and Margao on Tuesday (June 5, 2007) morning. Counting was scheduled to begin at 8 am at two centres in state-capital Panaji and one at Margao (in South Goa district) to decide the fate of some 202 candidates who joined the bitterly contested June 2 elections. Last evening, officials here meanwhile said the election machinery in Goa has been fully geared up for the counting to the 19 Assembly constituencies of North Goa District and 21 Assembly constituencies of the South Goa District. Counting of votes for the Goa Legislative Assembly is being held on June 5, 2007 at the two counting centers in Panjim -- the Goa Pharmacy College, and Bal Bhavan for North Goa Constituencies. South Goa Assembly constituencies' counting is taking place at Multipurpose High School complex at Borda in the district headquarters and commercial capital of Margao, some 30 kms from here. Officials said the data management teams, which are formed at the returning officers level, have conducted dummy result testing to prepare for online transmission of the results to the Election Commission of India through the GENESYS software on the counting day. Goa boasts of being the first state where the Election Commission of India in 1999 Assembly Elections used this software. Data management teams will be assisting returning officers in transmitting the results. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Office expects that the entire results will be out by 11 am today (Tuesday), said an official statement. Visual mediapersons were cautioned that under no circumstances should the actual votes recorded on each electronic voting machine be photographed or covered by audio visual coverage, even by accident. Mobile phones are banned inside counting halls. TRENDS: BJP bags Mormugoa BJP leads in four seats; Congress 3. Others in 3 [Mineowner] Anil Salgaocar leads in Calangute. Source: Niraj Naik's mobile news service --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
